中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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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！
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一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
) H# a  ]! {$ S) L& B  V" zOnce bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.

4 f( K8 T/ M3 j+ g一見鍾情
( q7 v" Y3 X) [2 Y* y2 n2 kto fall in love at first sight
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6 }$ F" y, k# ]9 k, o+ }! h一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.
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( q, z4 Y3 S8 c) Z/ j9 b: F一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.
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一失足成千古恨
6 u6 N4 y5 M$ ^3 k% PThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.
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% X3 r& ^; C$ A! n* r6 R一將功名萬古枯
7 |4 o) S+ a+ r* b  {. ]; [What millions died that Caesar might be great.

! m: I6 E; Y2 ~+ _0 m一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
* K" J) p) ], j* Y) t4 v0 A: s- uNever make two bites of a cherry.
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$ L$ @* E2 y0 g7 `4 q九死一生
* i. ~6 z  @; q0 H; K/ W6 k/ K# eto have a hair-breadth escape
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人生如夢
Life is but a dream.

人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.
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人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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7 |5 |1 ?, q$ N3 k+ t3 `" @人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.

人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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; G/ H+ p! k( g: i十年風水輪流轉
, A$ i% X, M! i5 BEvery dog has its day.
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三思而後行
Look before you leap.
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) D6 _- B  Y  o1 P三句不離本行
to talk shop
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三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.
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千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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8 J. k2 i2 q% t& W3 r大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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大器晚成
, |/ z& X. j) H  `( o) }. ~Rome was not built in a day.

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at the end of ones resources
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/ \+ _1 E" n! v山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
9 j# M% v- ?' b* u& U& V6 B8 oAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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! N2 V9 I; F: h/ n6 j小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.

小洞不補，大來吃苦
/ e4 ?' z! V( E* W) lA stitch in time saves nine.

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Patience is a virtue.
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工欲善其事，必先利其器
5 G& F6 T8 P6 p1 w9 I8 GYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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( a" ~5 f# {4 _4 V- S不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

不要不自量力
1 O# m3 B' P# `, p4 w; _; K$ zDont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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3 H% ~% Y+ Z  @" t$ t6 b己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.

0 m- ^; y6 K$ _: U仁者無敵
. C2 N5 F9 V9 H$ xThe benevolent have no enemy.

工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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) K# F% F* @6 n+ P( N亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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不告而別
to take French leave

不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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0 X7 B- D* {1 b+ N  ^  T不畏艱難
2 w- }" w) X  JTake the bull by the horns.

) S6 ~# s% r  H7 f" Q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.

不經一事，不長一智
1 T! i# I: T& AExperience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
9 A- X* {( K8 O6 ?2 }7 A8 s0 _to have an old head on young shoulders
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天無絕人之路
4 b& {( ^8 B+ K3 q/ cGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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天下烏鴉一般黑
4 o! a% v( W( x$ c' Q$ G! bCrows are black all over the world.

天無絕人之路
" \& A. K1 H, ]. O% ^" rGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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7 @5 i/ j) I5 H; C& o天助自助者
0 c0 a! D0 y( T* o7 t% X$ e. UHeaven helps those who help themselves.
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' ^8 c' o/ H. k3 v  I天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
, l6 ^7 q: U" D( {It is the unexpected that always happens.
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2 B, N$ K/ E! ?4 |, d毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.

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Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

9 A# U5 A! O8 U: j4 }) G7 ]3 R, Z文勝於武
: i! R0 H+ l& j1 g' wThe pen is mightier than the sword.

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以身作則
: K( T2 Q4 p9 Q2 o) T& r& W$ Y: ~( ato practice what one practices

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to set a thief to catch a thief

以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one

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8 V9 `3 r7 c, z# e) p8 ]* D8 nTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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to fight against longer odds

以德報怨
! X' O1 c/ X/ u9 Q* hto render good for evil

' f; b* f. U8 P以其人之道還治其人之身
4 K& j3 L' D* n' zSet a thief to catch a thief.

以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
. ~6 O9 P* g* P1 h/ yAll is vanity.
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) [* r& Q. o: Q四海之內皆兄弟
) _- h* P) e, v5 xAll are brothers within the four seas.
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% v0 d, v/ d2 I7 r& Zto save against a rainy day
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目不識丁
not know A from B
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失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

7 T8 ]8 H& p% @( a失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

毛遂自薦
" [" s8 O, h+ h; Y* jto recommend ones own person

打落水狗
3 c6 {+ t% u4 A7 Ito hit a person when hes down

打鐵趁熱
; d* A. [$ p( R# w/ R: r0 eStrike while the iron is hot.
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犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
3 R- t6 z! [; j( @9 @; bTo err is human; to forgive divine.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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+ U1 Q; ~4 [5 \% [0 oto bear hardship without complaint

' Y3 B3 m9 [* ^' _& o自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

自討苦吃
9 G# x8 E& l1 z2 Fto make a rod for ones own back

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to shift for oneself

7 i' ?9 y2 J8 X0 I, e" Q) V% v/ U自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
" r) h' S( J; a$ L8 e0 qthe return of a prodigal
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先下手為強
  E1 ]" V! y! g$ u5 j  QOffence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
# D6 d8 O2 T0 E8 B9 N& _to share ones joys and sorrows

/ N* e* u( w* r) r# P" @因地制宜
act according to circumstances
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: Y& {' |" S& c, }3 @有勇無謀
& j* z+ P' W* h0 v( H- D' S! p( Emore brave than wise
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6 z5 W/ C' D" {& i# L$ }有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.
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9 u7 W; r/ Z5 X% j有志者事竟成
# Y$ t9 H9 t, S) _% L  `Where there is a will, there is a way.
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5 \, y) f9 _' m7 c* {6 g有錢能使鬼推磨
4 F# g" k- V, e" T4 tMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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" v6 i( Z& r( c7 M3 C# U- g  a9 S2 `江山易改本性難移
# ^( H' R+ i6 h7 `: zThe child is father of the man.

百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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3 ^4 |/ d* L  C, K, Z3 V百聞不如一見
7 Q) `2 U3 Q3 V$ X4 A0 z) y2 ]3 }To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
1 j7 p, c# Z+ o  ?$ |* ~If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

. I3 ?7 O% g% B每人一生中皆有得意之日
2 ]- n& X/ O; d9 D8 i$ B) ZEvery dog has his day.
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色是假，美是空
2 F3 [" i  k3 K" }4 yCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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吉人自有天相
# n! x( y3 p! G6 a, fThe 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.

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.

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) t; w% I, d3 i; h1 W$ L弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
* s( D* C) s& {* j9 C) \to be at the end of ones patience
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1 a% D* }2 g3 D, b% ?' i  L1 c% z忍一時之氣免百日之憂
7 r! Z4 k8 ^; _' W7 i# _3 b# a7 p% H# Hpatience for a moment; comfort for many years

+ B6 z! }( G7 R/ A, L  |忘恩負義
! Y+ k$ @& h/ J! uto kick down the ladder

走馬看花
a 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
Fine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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- L$ H2 D+ b+ ^身在福中不知福
5 p- ^1 H! k; d! l' e' wThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

! a" J' j; ?$ n, J別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
* ~1 `# ]' g" \Dont bite the hand that feeds you.
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9 Z8 u" A' W! g2 O志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.


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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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忠言逆耳
* t* P. }/ t* i1 j4 FHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear

明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong

) ~- U1 z9 `  z7 s4 v7 u1 a知足常樂
Happy 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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$ h% E4 J$ v7 q知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.
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$ d0 `( O. u9 {5 A5 {( D空中樓閣
5 G1 f& }$ z) H( l3 x1 Fcastles in the air

金科玉律
( d% S! Y, p: K% Bthe gold rule

4 ^& q* S9 c3 ]' |+ r& t奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong

5 R2 n: p. z) a, L# ?1 V, W雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.
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1 ]' i* N- D4 x4 N! b% w8 I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
% l3 `9 h9 o1 v; iFacts are most convincing.

2 h3 ~0 o% D" t% f$ v來得容易去得快
, @8 k9 i5 `4 z  fEasy come, easy go.

金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.
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. T& i! C# l+ }( ?9 S# G2 N兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.
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若要人不知除非己莫為
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

沒有笑臉不出門
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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虎父無虎子
; j3 s' N- i1 PLike father, like son.
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往者不可諫，來者猶可追
; v% L, V$ D. b0 R; G- YA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
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流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame

為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger
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8 ~& K' q: y" N. z. P4 v孤注一擲
3 M. u" m7 ]6 @) `: uto put all ones egg in one basket
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+ g- z% d* J2 T4 c% O* r/ v勇者不懼
- k' A6 `' l, i1 S9 g! b& e  ^A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf

1 w, s1 C, J9 Y0 P) @/ }. {. m美中不足
$ g/ i8 m% w' [0 d+ ?a fly in the ointment
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6 i4 ?' {5 d- C# ?, O背道而馳
to run counter

) m0 h2 W2 }* C8 `: t8 W1 S走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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/ G5 a! J% p9 Y. j風燭殘年
& G' ~/ d* F8 p' z, Mto have one foot in the grave
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1 M; [: o4 Z% Z) L$ K風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
7 G% W  o; Q9 Z6 i7 wto apprehend danger in every sound

, d- f3 ?( e, s  Q; ?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.
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星星之火可以燎原
% q8 {2 o# a- a7 {8 \A single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.
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按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.

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1 l3 V9 v- R, x& R8 l/ J4 f. V病從口入禍從口出
  q  _: V: @. |6 Q' @4 nIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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笑裏藏刀
6 |' S. n( _6 t* ], Ga smile to hide ones hate
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6 b& S0 g2 `- M% A6 B9 v/ G留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
* C4 N  _9 c$ cWhere theres life theres hope
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海底撈月
; D% ~  f* L: _6 s" J3 {$ oto fish in the air

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- G4 U# @# d, [/ F- Bto look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫釐失之千里
. M# Q$ t/ i( y4 P) BA miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎
! K# S8 g6 V3 U0 ?! O+ N' A- t- `Let the dead bury their dead.

' f& ]" d: [  d" y" A! Y殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

; \# i- `3 U. D3 j殺雞焉用牛刀
5 S7 v0 K( w7 ~; |/ H3 j. _' v/ dTake not a musket to kill a butterfly

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
0 n" D; L9 Z1 v2 d  rDont wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
% r  e  n- s5 @- K3 zThe outside sees the best of the game.
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時運不濟
to have a bad time
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! C; i+ ^6 ]9 |4 k0 F8 U& \All roads lead to Rome .
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眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.
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疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.
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! ~$ m; |) h' D4 q旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.
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莫在太歲頭上動土
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