中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

在這裡我們收集了一些中國成語的英譯，為了讓妳查閱的方便，我們採用筆劃的方式來讓妳查詢。比如說，妳想知道「忠言逆耳」英文怎麼說，妳就先要知道「忠」是八劃，然後就到八劃的地方去找，就對了。希望這些成語對你有幫助！
5 I9 `* X0 @3 d8 P有問題歡迎指正，大家一起成長！
* s$ v9 l, c- P3 d: e一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
Once bitten, twice shy.
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! h8 b+ s% @& k% \* O/ C1 |一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.

6 `, X' _5 ^% X+ V9 g( e; E一見鍾情
4 D+ z: f( [; \0 r8 Mto fall in love at first sight
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' d$ U* k; U) T9 o8 H5 t一箭雙鵰
( M1 p: V. o- X/ ~/ n: O0 |Kill two birds with one stone.
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: ?$ h  [( o+ M6 ^& C一寸光陰一寸金
7 O$ T: G, I7 Z. Y4 Y" m+ PTime is money.
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( E- N& o8 Y6 z; I一失足成千古恨
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

一將功名萬古枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.
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4 l; I* K' V# c/ |0 o$ a$ v一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
1 x! Y- q1 y: hPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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, V& E+ R& r  F3 L) U' j3 H+ i一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.
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( D( K' ]* K: L# H: ?0 D一氣呵成
5 o' V' j& C: k" G0 DNever make two bites of a cherry.
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九死一生
* g9 F; f6 C+ ~8 [' F) ato have a hair-breadth escape
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! R7 ~8 |! o; [, D7 Y: U8 A. w2 [人生如夢
0 ^0 ]2 h0 C0 W( g; h; [$ F" D2 sLife is but a dream.

人生自古誰無死
+ ?7 S, f7 Y6 V- V  MDeath comes to all men.

( z4 T$ M6 L, d. K5 Z人生百歲古來稀
, v  E: V( y' J6 B9 d: y, aIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.

. R8 I) S- x3 I8 @1 |人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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% [: v$ q  ^" A* g0 S1 M  D, {5 i十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.
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8 m( N, ^5 A5 E' S三思而後行
Look before you leap.
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三句不離本行
to talk shop
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+ s; l$ ^7 _+ }' Q* G9 H( H- ^三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
% S: ^7 L1 |. p* }" M$ r3 R  L8 zTwo heads are better than one.

: r9 N& Q( o! n" G8 o1 O千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread

8 ~; m1 }0 y* ~" G- i. P大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.
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山窮水盡
at the end of ones resources
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山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.

小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.
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小洞不補，大來吃苦
5 W7 P! t6 p$ v/ u& RA stitch in time saves nine.

) d# ?9 \' K2 B1 F小不忍則亂大謀
& R9 R, A& Z$ q2 [: P7 d; jPatience is a virtue.
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9 ]) T$ F( B5 h3 P! G- \工欲善其事，必先利其器
, i( Y* D3 m8 Q) IYou cannot make bricks without straw.

) B3 s: {+ D' B( Q不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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. a1 T. l$ U/ y) [- q' S不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

' \- X- _7 w" Q! }1 c9 f4 S4 m% B不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.
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仁者無敵
9 h, d9 v- r) T8 g% h# E1 XThe benevolent have no enemy.
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工欲善其事必先利器
( C7 y0 P1 R' w" K. g4 EYou cannot make bricks without straw.

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1 A9 ~% B! n5 a3 bBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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不告而別
0 N0 l& I+ O; }; I( a1 jto take French leave

不要不自量力
9 c3 w. A$ y. g8 ]Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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2 y2 M+ J. X" Q. U+ E不要厚此薄彼
/ B  J2 [& h' {Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

" h. P) N0 w0 Y9 [不戰而屈人之兵
0 |3 F# R1 ~& s5 {2 UThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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不入虎穴焉得虎子
* _+ b4 p' M' _0 y1 rHow can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
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少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders

天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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8 J! c" d6 n& }天下烏鴉一般黑
! F# C5 p% t0 e9 |+ f! Z( p0 OCrows are black all over the world.
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5 v2 E! ]" Z! s8 A$ v' T( f天無絕人之路
  c5 }8 T. Q2 Y. \3 H' u6 LGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.

& m2 m. n2 J3 `, i) G天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
- r, S1 ~. M; E3 u' H% PIt is the unexpected that always happens.
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毛遂自薦
& i, F, W4 d! I; |to recommend ones own person

心正不怕雷打
& {" a9 q- i' [1 D- o. k9 pA good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).

) z2 v2 T. i6 J6 z) r6 N仁者無敵
: U: z" _3 ?. R6 \! n* @7 ^The benevolent have no enemy.
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今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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; r# x' H7 d# N; P; ]& E以身作則
to practice what one practices
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以毒攻毒
7 y8 ^, x3 e) [: ?! P( i% ~to set a thief to catch a thief

7 }0 d# U7 b$ v4 [( G; t* i以怨報德
2 x, u* y2 G' lto bite the hand that feeds one

以逸待勞
8 g' V6 S" o8 t) W4 k1 X7 E$ JTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

以德報怨
# {% h4 B7 U/ K, s, oto render good for evil

. }( G6 Z, L- ~$ a以其人之道還治其人之身
- B/ t3 P- j4 ~$ X8 p! C2 bSet a thief to catch a thief.
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& A' T1 O1 h) r以子之矛，攻子之盾
4 B$ b1 {5 Q6 n6 w( h, jto turn a persons battery against himself

' v5 A. \1 H) I4 x! a四大皆空
/ n: d2 Q/ ~" l) T+ e$ iAll is vanity.

四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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, g1 s6 S& L* f& b7 _未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day

% V+ l) I7 e. s# _# h6 {$ a8 A目不識丁
not know A from B

失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

6 k# A; z8 ?, w: m  T# N8 B失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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毛遂自薦
8 d; q/ u7 S  qto recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
/ i  S# n5 P+ T5 r/ @+ ]to hit a person when hes down

9 G. ^1 U& U  E8 @: C打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

, f- _/ }$ n4 C: O9 Y2 `2 t( b犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
0 L9 L) z4 Z6 O9 i" G0 O8 K3 eTo err is human; to forgive divine.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
3 Q  u/ s! r7 JLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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0 w. c! E; P6 M: A% C任勞任怨
- @! e1 A) B/ r" k1 y! zto bear hardship without complaint
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- l  {$ J1 V4 \' X( q( ^1 m自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

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to make a rod for ones own back
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0 }# {8 |; S7 P4 L+ a" ?0 @- X自力更生
to shift for oneself
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! Z  b! J0 F" r% c5 J2 t/ q自掃門前雪
  {" Z3 ]- i) Y# @After us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal
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) |1 |! |2 r. L先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows
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- T: G; r% V. q9 \因地制宜
' r4 Z1 h" ]( u0 uact according to circumstances
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有勇無謀
more brave than wise
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有備無患
0 H: Q( K, x# ^7 z$ g  z% OGood watch prevents misfortune.
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有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.
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9 a: p% M" P% d, r7 z3 a有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

江山易改本性難移
: t  P& L% |" w0 m+ \The child is father of the man.
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! }) {! k. J( x1 {百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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6 x3 m5 r2 J' A5 X& i$ i百聞不如一見
0 C# X. h$ q: u  g' fTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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, r" `2 j0 k% j吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.
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5 D! h% y" ~& W' @3 ?/ R* D/ G8 J5 D每人一生中皆有得意之日
- a3 l9 p& y# G( ?Every dog has his day.
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4 u" M: H7 x5 l/ ~3 ?色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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' F9 e; f4 L  ^. b$ [% f' P+ B吉人自有天相
$ C9 ]# C; m0 l9 r) jThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

如人飲水冷暖自知
+ I) @" N) t# M: {0 _+ k$ i4 NOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

0 o* R' j* k& S吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
5 i. w9 L) ^  C; S3 r' }No gain without pain.

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弄巧成拙
8 V3 O7 X' I) G4 A# A: ]8 MOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

  W* v$ B3 E0 f" {忍無可忍
& F( m/ w* L% ~to be at the end of ones patience
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忍一時之氣免百日之憂
. y) P, f) N: o6 Y/ hpatience for a moment; comfort for many years

忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder

走馬看花
  E; s6 a! |: R% Q" {. G9 K, g" k- Ja flying visit
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防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

佛要金裝，人要衣裝
4 @, `0 ]9 `6 u2 A, YFine feathers make fine birds.
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兵精不必多
# u, @& `# B2 [! x; z9 [2 A7 |Too many cooks spoil the broth.

9 F9 s% n7 }  {3 }4 T身在福中不知福
+ F- s8 ]+ O  F% Z0 U$ j. F/ p, T5 IThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
: A- k8 I$ v: e- e5 dYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

% C& m/ U- Y2 Z: S別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.
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( g  o$ q6 n3 b6 m志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.

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' S' f+ L. c5 G4 x8 _6 [奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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忠言逆耳
0 a5 w# R% a$ x& c3 a7 y5 UHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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( t  L' O) f3 m' P明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
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  N( `, `& R7 i6 s知足常樂
Happy is he who is content

: q8 [3 D9 i0 B0 ]  g8 q2 r知足者富
He who feels contented is rich

' h% K! p4 s, V9 P知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.

) x% a- ~$ R& g, U- \! Z6 ]空中樓閣
castles in the air
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金科玉律
the gold rule
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% a. Y1 t# u$ }# H奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong

雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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雨過天青
& I+ U! u5 L% p$ \( s+ dAfter a storm comes a calm.
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秀才不出門能知天下事
A scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.

0 V7 L2 ]# @4 |  }/ P事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.
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來得容易去得快
9 W3 P0 s- L* B- c! q1 M, m9 sEasy come, easy go.
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9 W6 [: p6 h( e, @- a9 t4 Q金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.
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兔子不吃窩邊草
- ~' O* m* @, ]3 t9 Z* SThe fox preys farthest from his hole.

若要人不知除非己莫為
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.
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# ^' l# Y8 j, e0 C2 Z& l沒有笑臉不出門
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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- P2 H. N( m# e  m$ X9 m虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.

往者不可諫，來者猶可追
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.

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姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.
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逆來順受
- b8 Y" f% Q4 d9 k& {: Gto make the best of a bad bargain

2 w. C7 D- t" C& u, I流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame
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為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger

8 k( p/ b! s& `& X6 G1 [) r孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket
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9 `' ~+ X9 v+ T7 ?7 w7 D: d勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面
( H) C1 I0 ~/ }to turn over a new leaf
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美中不足
& p( Z. X  n9 Ba fly in the ointment

* @4 l1 O9 n8 H& X背道而馳
8 S' v+ S8 K! a$ U, \+ uto run counter

" E4 c  C9 s; k0 F: x走湯蹈火
) ?- P7 C) L- F  Tto go through fire and water
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: M) |' z! L  F& l1 |% R4 N1 g風燭殘年
- c8 f6 t/ _6 u8 e+ m$ ^to have one foot in the grave

: E& I: `) b( P: ?  i. c風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
4 R3 U2 L3 V2 M" ?) T  }Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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5 M9 H6 }* e5 i) {2 ]7 b前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.

7 Y7 t! u/ T1 w% s2 x, \& ]; R, `# i星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
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$ `( \: _. y( n0 x7 c待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.
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( w: h1 }% z* h5 ^7 ~! N& ^按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.

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: j9 @& |/ m9 X* t; ^# M3 S病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate
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留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
0 c# O" K, v$ P; z% PWhere theres life theres hope

" @$ U. i" |& M海底撈月
to fish in the air

0 D- h. ?8 Y+ P( W8 @! `海底撈針
4 k9 R0 M4 M8 f/ z7 P; v8 b% w$ Wto look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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差之毫釐失之千里
; m& \/ w1 `( S1 W4 m# m, F, [A miss is as good as a mile
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5 h  C- l7 s- ?+ o0 Z既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.
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6 v! g* d" G. M* d2 k1 v殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
. Q0 X1 B+ |4 q0 P5 N/ XTake not a musket to kill a butterfly
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& l' {: I1 R- W; E0 f0 W3 u飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.

害群之馬
black sheep
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家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威並濟
0 S& f' \& y( e+ g- galternate weakness with severity

旁觀者清
6 R2 ?" a- e+ ^7 V  i# ~# Q" ]The outside sees the best of the game.

, q* M+ J* D* |+ \( Q時運不濟
to have a bad time

殊途同歸
5 J# s$ P4 m, R( g& bAll roads lead to Rome .

眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.
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) b- P: F: ~; P" e; f# o; L疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.
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旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.

莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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