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！
有問題歡迎指正，大家一起成長！
4 j% P+ U% E2 S$ m8 ?一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
Once bitten, twice shy.
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一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.
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3 D; o+ C. |# }6 Q一見鍾情
# y. l1 O# I: i" f+ t0 hto fall in love at first sight
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一箭雙鵰
) s! k  p& _3 \; P& ~Kill two birds with one stone.
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一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.
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7 t, t; v1 ]7 ?6 R' m$ k: `9 R! v8 W一失足成千古恨
8 Q5 t" B& K7 G1 ~9 H! ZThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.
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2 R  d2 S5 E, }一將功名萬古枯
9 e8 ~, p. P* }# C) R- L/ H0 nWhat millions died that Caesar might be great.
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/ q' G# }& W1 {9 ]  k0 R一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.
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一氣呵成
% r6 Z6 r6 l/ P1 o1 w- O2 ~/ \Never make two bites of a cherry.
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3 o- x  |8 E- D; R2 |& ]九死一生
# Q- @5 {( }2 b2 ]+ f5 A. Eto have a hair-breadth escape

% K6 V5 o5 g$ S' x8 X; f7 K( w5 m人生如夢
Life is but a dream.
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" i% c4 F7 ?1 \, v人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.
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8 r1 W8 F/ M; [% u) m( Y2 e8 a人生百歲古來稀
6 C3 b2 S  l7 j4 rIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

6 F0 v% A6 q, L: v( B! L% [人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.
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人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.

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1 O; o* D& X+ j" U8 B6 K三思而後行
9 x! e0 c6 T( q% h; v0 K  HLook before you leap.
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5 D- l: X: [! o三句不離本行
0 N! d% _5 e9 J" [! J/ @to talk shop
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! i: t9 h+ h- h# c. Y三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.

千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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0 `. V8 v; l3 q" J5 |大智若愚
. b) c% V! Y" D1 \& g7 a5 S7 ?, tHe who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

3 O  ?$ w& V% C8 C大器晚成
1 S$ T9 ^& T4 lRome was not built in a day.

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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7 U/ j( J; }2 g+ ?小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.
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小不忍則亂大謀
( f0 _. ^0 X. zPatience is a virtue.
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工欲善其事，必先利其器
& h! O7 l+ h$ y$ c" e) _, p$ ^1 IYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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% @$ M3 D! p1 r. j2 K- a不要厚此薄彼
7 j; c2 ~( ^' V2 v7 X# Y- h7 RDont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
0 a( H  m+ X- k  a2 W  eTake the bull by the horns.

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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2 D% }2 h( A- Q6 H* `1 W仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

' M0 s5 O( ~  V$ |+ S2 ^工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

) t: a- z, t7 c% c1 M亡羊補牢
, ]; Q! e! S# D7 B! VBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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- H/ h. w% A" a" o! D不告而別
to take French leave
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$ K# k9 V% s. t  v' l不要不自量力
9 B3 u6 z$ E% s3 r5 L3 [$ |' ODont put a quarter into a pint pot.

不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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2 V4 L2 D# @- m+ O% D不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

3 a( l# ~* r2 P不戰而屈人之兵
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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  _" C- h5 C  u不經一事，不長一智
8 l. n' n1 F8 E  o# EExperience is the mother of wisdom.
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0 @! O, T& Z4 b少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders

% ]8 P* B, c* Q" p8 V: X$ b天無絕人之路
( l4 w* P8 V& n" k* R$ c* }; e" F: yGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

天下烏鴉一般黑
! N0 ^' v! B/ i* W0 DCrows are black all over the world.

0 w" @8 C3 Y1 y$ o% x天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
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天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.

, K+ y) M: }$ F( O* P7 N' v毛遂自薦
% s' _1 S7 v: Z3 ]8 dto recommend ones own person
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心正不怕雷打
; G" L7 G1 u0 O3 a  TA good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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7 r8 ?$ _9 o& ~( o仁者無敵
+ c/ r/ \3 x- NThe benevolent have no enemy.

今日事今日畢
, m% W4 g  v  s, y9 A/ PNever 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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) `. l( q0 ?/ h# i7 U$ K5劃
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7 w4 \3 M) B/ p6 A1 f6 {以身作則
* B; L: y$ }; L( ]to practice what one practices
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8 q+ D( E! O" x: j) l4 Y: G$ z9 ], q以毒攻毒
$ P' u* i7 p7 S) Z# N! K) p; `( wto set a thief to catch a thief

7 X- x/ x. h' w0 G" K以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one

以逸待勞
3 y' R8 z9 b9 Q: v2 r/ W# ZTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

( p. E( i$ Z, K( W8 E1 W以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

以德報怨
! l6 x; g3 k$ @/ Hto render good for evil
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9 _5 E) ?2 S1 E5 u% \! o# J以其人之道還治其人之身
) O# ^, B8 N2 K' h) N  M: R: hSet a thief to catch a thief.
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3 m7 A4 R- \3 w0 k3 r8 E, {以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
All is vanity.

5 @2 q# d  j& F7 Q6 ]2 A) y# ~2 m四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.

- G- ?( I$ ]" b4 T2 R未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day
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- l0 J0 a8 w9 b& }& Z) }; ]0 _目不識丁
not know A from B
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) |" J7 x; v' q失敗為成功之母
9 {& X6 ^) t# P0 W) lFailure is the mother of success.
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失之毫釐，差之千里
* Q) p. o- R$ [4 a) @A miss is as good as a mile.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
) @7 y: C" P$ a) c! DLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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毛遂自薦
0 s6 S$ r2 u" w# Z/ C: Tto recommend ones own person

打落水狗
; f* O* M- h% _to hit a person when hes down

; j' N( m0 o( K/ W0 u$ _/ I打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
5 i# @& c1 Y! _# M% QTo err is human; to forgive divine.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
4 F" _% W! z4 E' v9 MLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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7 |' [! a3 z7 c  R7 [% h任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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( @* H$ H1 ]. F6 A/ M2 r0 i  k# L自作自受
* o, H$ w/ p0 _As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

5 `+ X5 n3 U3 O% P7 t自討苦吃
$ K3 F1 P/ U3 Hto make a rod for ones own back

自力更生
& O1 x" e6 @( }. C8 w/ `to shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
& Y) `: T' Q, i# E. HAfter us the deluge.
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$ p$ J' n, C6 h6 W  D# K回頭浪子
. E: p0 n/ K: V+ ~the return of a prodigal

, K( @6 Y5 o( L9 a" Z* V. f/ ^先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

, @, d1 J+ E/ \- \5 r$ U  V: T同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
act according to circumstances

- S) ]1 l$ @, W有勇無謀
more brave than wise
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有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.
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有志者事竟成
" b% F: G% W1 CWhere there is a will, there is a way.
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有錢能使鬼推磨
# j; A. \- r4 x+ zMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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江山易改本性難移
7 z" I& d; {7 u  V! B2 |9 f, tThe child is father of the man.
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百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.

" [: r, X( Y- u$ N) R百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

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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) ]4 m( j. w7 W1 G" [8 J: K1 u. w每人一生中皆有得意之日
5 c3 G$ @3 i; J/ B! d' SEvery dog has his day.
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4 F2 n) m/ {1 J- P6 m, m- n色是假，美是空
4 l. {- o0 O' ^1 h+ C. a  ?8 }3 eCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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吉人自有天相
The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

6 j" y7 A. j$ M8 E- e/ T: _吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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; ~+ w4 b4 E; i弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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8 M/ C5 Y1 t5 Z8 P+ r% x忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience

1 c% i' v0 {# S忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years

7 s- r$ c) h6 ^& E忘恩負義
# r' w1 w" X3 O  ^- Nto kick down the ladder

走馬看花
6 I8 S/ y5 g: g& T/ ~' ja flying visit
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2 |  O& P' g' V$ X3 f防患於未然
! I/ q& c% W  |! Y) i% z( \4 fto nip a thing in the bud

! j; q( N( V, M佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.
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3 H& t) J3 }7 n7 P% U兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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身在福中不知福
& {; S$ w0 k4 f0 z( N$ K  Z9 dThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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: l8 k+ x# ^: ]- w, ?+ j你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

9 Y4 G8 ~: N/ H# u; T8 T別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.
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3 J" \4 R; N4 }志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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奇裝異服
6 \; p: ]. V& e, u9 L" p$ V2 Ma fantastic garb

忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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0 P& J* U4 X# ]) y# B% G明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
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知足常樂
( \6 P- z) w1 QHappy is he who is content
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知足者富
He who feels contented is rich
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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
( Z  U4 n. S/ n: |5 D! yKnow your enemy and know yourself.
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# V6 |. s0 b( ]9 @空中樓閣
castles in the air

金科玉律
; O8 o# v/ v8 k* M, {* pthe gold rule
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& g* m, w! e; V4 ^% m  C+ {: t, D奇裝異服
8 V' h3 S1 N& y5 C* v& F- i# {a fantastic garb

% m. }# G! f( |明辨事非
# Z9 q, r; h' u, G0 M4 n* }8 Jto distinguish right fromwrong
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雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
" U5 }' O$ \& @6 O0 X* P9 {After a storm comes a calm.

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.

事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.
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8 ~. E/ X' \/ V: J來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.

金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.
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( ~! Q* B: [4 N* f, [兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.

; T8 s. p) z, K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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4 W, M+ I- m8 f6 Y5 @: W沒有笑臉不出門
3 ~( \! `: n2 g2 {6 C& x$ `: CA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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4 g, t( o7 n# T4 R2 D虎父無虎子
, z$ h+ ]5 @' F: s/ w6 DLike father, like son.

往者不可諫，來者猶可追
7 W% d7 y; {2 P$ K7 m, FA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.


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. G: E  k! l! Z& C( z姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.
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0 N8 [, j2 l2 W6 J: S$ Z6 `逆來順受
. Q( P+ |- ^( \% w" Uto make the best of a bad bargain

5 q( U  }+ B( }: h! @1 g( E: ]流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger

孤注一擲
1 j, G5 N* z& ?; cto put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
% O7 p. Z/ L, q/ H8 }2 e" y/ pA brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面
2 r, c- ~/ A5 Rto turn over a new leaf

美中不足
a fly in the ointment

背道而馳
to run counter
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9 x0 H- i! P% N# f7 U5 L走湯蹈火
5 X; `, s; n3 }# g6 pto go through fire and water

風燭殘年
3 C% u5 T4 x6 n! m7 X. I7 u8 ^to have one foot in the grave
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風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound

! L- H3 T1 C; Q6 z活到老學到老
Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.

. U; \2 b2 x" h, c0 D星星之火可以燎原
7 Y$ m) g5 u+ f  u- _4 G1 I2 `A single spark can start a prairie fire.
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3 h+ [  M3 u! A, ^) A待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.

按部就班
7 z1 O3 B& ?* T( S% uLearn to walk before you run.
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/ c. d* x9 n. d; q* N# k病從口入禍從口出
. r7 y, X. T! \Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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0 P' u& p+ t8 O/ n笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate
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- x$ X9 G4 S" Z( ^6 a& p% ~留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope
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海底撈月
+ v1 V6 A* _# Oto fish in the air

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to look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎
* O) n9 G1 a# K& t- `2 ]. cLet the dead bury their dead.

1 E; g& D! h( ?& k/ c/ D8 Z% {殺身成仁
8 i6 F) f1 z: u; q- o7 ]( L+ X/ sto sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

+ `0 M% Z/ ?& }* Y) y飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.
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) @- ~5 ]: Y/ ], y害群之馬
black sheep

家醜不可外揚
8 a: L- M9 u/ j1 nDont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
+ X* Y; v+ e% z, R+ xalternate weakness with severity
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% n/ c0 W# K5 k9 ^! V  h旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.

時運不濟
to have a bad time
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/ j- d# z) w' N* G) h2 M3 T- x殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .

眾志成城/團結就是力量
' F1 n' }+ X' Y, z" yUnion is strenth.
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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
5 s9 [6 }$ Z; ]6 ~' W5 H5 y8 g5 SLet sleeping dogs lie.

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