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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  _3 K, y; M- c. g7 C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.

一見鍾情
2 B+ S) ]* Y! Z" ~# [' A0 Yto fall in love at first sight

! O8 S$ P1 h6 \8 o$ Z# I' ^2 A, }一箭雙鵰
% K- R  K4 z3 q" FKill two birds with one stone.

! x6 }% X' V# S& [一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.

5 R' d" z7 F, z9 {3 v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
0 m' }; n# I* @! _$ U8 B: CWhat millions died that Caesar might be great.
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* l& u# E5 D* J$ l* s一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
/ \3 t  t. f& V4 e5 T& `# yPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

6 O4 n- s4 F/ V/ f一人難稱百人意
5 Y/ g! `7 L4 M( L& Z9 D  @' B5 uYou cannot please everyone.

% ]! u# V) B4 B+ I! J一氣呵成
2 p% w/ y1 o% aNever make two bites of a cherry.
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$ w& d7 G* c2 L4 p- w九死一生
. O8 o6 E7 U1 |to have a hair-breadth escape

" F1 A. a  E# W; N7 y人生如夢
Life is but a dream.
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人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.

人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.

" t6 {+ A! s* f) a; h4 u人不可貌相
) B* u/ F6 k+ Y7 P  n! OAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.

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三思而後行
Look before you leap.

三句不離本行
0 n& \2 Y/ y& ]( z% vto talk shop

0 Y) F0 L1 l0 f0 M0 B三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
0 }% g0 W- s/ v0 DTwo heads are better than one.

& h* f# i4 o. Z8 C+ n. J1 S0 N千鈞一髮
3 U7 N1 t7 F: u3 @5 S* dto hang by a hair thread

大智若愚
* t, o  I# K8 _0 a# RHe who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

大器晚成
; U6 A. W8 Y" E9 J$ e1 zRome was not built in a day.
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at the end of ones resources

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
# l; b5 G- |& Z9 J8 m8 `Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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8 I9 M& m$ e' z, ~% F小題大做
9 {, h+ S; z4 w" M! p& m0 WMake a mountain out of a molehill.
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小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.

+ v/ b$ P- |, G( P小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.
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工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

* @: T& B, o0 q# [2 H9 [. w" n3 b不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

3 }) _4 @, A% B6 W2 D不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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& z( b! q6 Z: a- y己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.

, \# K+ {" \& W, s& w% t仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

0 ?1 J# \9 a: c* G( U工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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) b3 g: @( C; \; ]# O: b亡羊補牢
. E+ ~0 C! O8 `5 d+ HBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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不告而別
to take French leave
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) S" n. }( L9 i, Z2 W" K不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

/ R& U8 L( R- d: H" j$ U) m" Z6 n6 s不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
3 L; |5 ?* J) o4 l! xTake the bull by the horns.
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不戰而屈人之兵
6 K3 q+ g3 U) ?- Z4 GThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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* `$ Y% z  I0 A& |7 ?* j, ~不入虎穴焉得虎子
2 z) {/ W) J  X& L& a9 D  ^How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

1 N( b1 T0 x1 N9 f, k, I2 `7 B不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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  L6 ?6 @/ I( x; F0 U% z9 z" l天無絕人之路
% J8 P4 C% U3 h1 w; y" M* w" LGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.
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天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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天助自助者
2 F% N4 b0 }; f  f/ qHeaven helps those who help themselves.

( A/ ~3 d0 `# c# _+ `天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
9 X9 Z' S6 F, M9 n" u8 @, h8 JIt is the unexpected that always happens.
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* g! |+ d0 B5 \  ?3 d8 ^! t1 ?! T2 I毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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心正不怕雷打
! M1 p1 \9 d( \8 jA good conscience is a soft pillow.
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Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
8 j) h! p# K8 V8 T3 c% E; `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.

) g1 c5 z- V( }文勝於武
  L! \( ^7 n; v7 k0 {2 _7 w. \The pen is mightier than the sword.

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以身作則
: _* L; a+ U' Nto practice what one practices
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以毒攻毒
" r; a) a- w8 v' N- Zto set a thief to catch a thief
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to bite the hand that feeds one
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" Y5 g8 M6 U" `' B% L以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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- v2 ?3 k& m  a以寡敵眾
( ?6 W6 o. ?* ~& B( w! Pto fight against longer odds

以德報怨
to render good for evil
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以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.
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以子之矛，攻子之盾
0 `# m( _& y7 ~6 Vto turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
All is vanity.

( W. I0 i9 L2 P6 E5 k" f& ~* ^四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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to save against a rainy day

目不識丁
( u. i9 K: {/ y- R6 cnot know A from B
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失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

失之毫釐，差之千里
+ a1 }8 G4 P3 n/ E" S" l8 rA miss is as good as a mile.

! `+ I7 g7 Y3 z0 u7 q) Q只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
, g( P2 a4 o4 _; [) B! {- a+ d6 cLittle strokes fell great oaks.

毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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' l9 V% K" u1 z8 F0 y5 |$ j, nto hit a person when hes down
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: v& X& `" i% o. @7 R/ b打鐵趁熱
# r! K* [  J: l0 d' }5 R* `# AStrike while the iron is hot.
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$ |- `. F0 E1 A, l5 LTo err is human; to forgive divine.
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2 y: P- ~  p" r9 F# \) X只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
( U! \; b. x) f+ y1 z4 N3 gLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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& f, b0 ~6 y- V5 Nto bear hardship without complaint

2 }9 m5 v' \: |' x6 V自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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自討苦吃
  I/ K2 ^5 O. Y5 Hto make a rod for ones own back
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4 b$ R1 F8 L" q) J  u. C自力更生
to shift for oneself

自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.

回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal

先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
: q; ^- x/ a& x& o& Vact according to circumstances
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有勇無謀
  v* _# A( @$ t/ x8 o; W) T' h2 Xmore brave than wise

有備無患
Good 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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有錢能使鬼推磨
- z7 m' D- {8 }* U. o) {% d. lMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.

$ P# e+ {4 T  z江山易改本性難移
% c' M: @6 M9 R4 C* @2 dThe child is father of the man.

百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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1 V: b# O' ]$ q百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

" T; ~: C- Q8 V+ Y; F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.

每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has his day.
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6 A* o' c5 M) v色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

! G! e4 T- l$ @) e5 q4 K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
8 ^% R9 L8 j1 Y9 \8 h0 B, |! TOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

; t5 @1 g/ a5 K/ x, w8 u吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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; E* T; s( _* Y4 x$ x8 a( x2 `  Q弄巧成拙
9 @! W1 o' `+ R5 f3 J" [2 _Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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忍無可忍
% o1 t- O" Z- \# d! h: n3 g3 mto be at the end of ones patience
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$ }: ?% }* A. g- a4 R. T! e. q' }忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years

; A* G1 u5 }4 {6 |2 g忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder
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/ N7 M" a  q; H8 |  \( k3 h9 Y走馬看花
a flying visit

防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

佛要金裝，人要衣裝
- A& b# u8 e( NFine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
. w- J5 c7 A! ?Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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身在福中不知福
6 u) a3 G2 Q& T/ Q" B# g. j; x3 NThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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+ x7 C+ ]+ q% ~( j你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
: I$ ?- S2 w8 z4 V, [" H" A% wYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
1 r% |4 \0 y# C7 ^) m9 m9 pDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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4 {: n8 O0 c' c, x/ s0 ^a fantastic garb
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忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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% N5 t$ X; G! u! i+ D明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong

' Q* F3 R5 i  ~  }知足常樂
. l- o) P' ^: b. yHappy is he who is content
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知足者富
7 E1 j! e9 V3 z: m0 F, G: \& M. oHe who feels contented is rich

$ @; L& h, u9 D* t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
$ I# X: l6 n7 k0 I& e5 o' JKnow your enemy and know yourself.

# i' W* h  ^1 y7 @$ m/ |( b空中樓閣
4 B1 O7 ^9 s" m4 P) xcastles in the air

& N( ]8 M9 _! D5 h5 s金科玉律
7 |- y! ]! v$ Mthe gold rule

2 \+ P/ R) P& l, z  z奇裝異服
+ T4 A' Z1 @2 D. `% M; ca fantastic garb

明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong

' S. s  w! G% B; A( q: k/ f雨後春筍
9 E. N. a2 j7 K, L. X. R9 Vlike bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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1 A/ o3 \3 l" B雨過天青
  ^% N5 j+ x% A: I( j- g: @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
5 |/ j5 G2 h+ A- K" WFacts are most convincing.
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2 w$ |! a2 d* ~5 B來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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4 e4 s5 O* C$ U& Z" c金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.

兔子不吃窩邊草
6 X+ [/ t+ W, y4 G9 vThe fox preys farthest from his hole.

若要人不知除非己莫為
4 A/ \% u) f& N4 DIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

沒有笑臉不出門
/ g  }# W9 M( f+ HA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.

! M; q, X! A  X8 g" G往者不可諫，來者猶可追
/ R  @* Q9 w* w! N  s( m/ {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
to make the best of a bad bargain
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流芳百世
+ R+ f3 _" n( Q4 \a niche in the temple of fame
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為虎作倀
+ p/ w" N7 j7 j) N" f0 ~to act as guide to a tiger
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孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
6 v' V* T) f  D$ K0 @- N7 ?A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf

, o- K8 \2 O4 u0 f; S美中不足
8 P, T% O  I; B/ m3 ha fly in the ointment
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背道而馳
to run counter

1 G4 T+ Q5 G8 B$ @0 q走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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風燭殘年
; p' L! a* e$ ~. gto have one foot in the grave
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風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
! t# L& R# O: w+ i  I% b' H7 Wto apprehend danger in every sound
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- F- Q' S& d' c7 a# p" H/ ]3 N活到老學到老
, X' Y2 `& [4 Q$ \7 L* \: OIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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' O( r  J1 b6 i4 p8 k前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.

星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
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4 x5 }' D' Y2 f! \待人寬容如待己
0 ]; M2 H; {# f! f3 _Live and let live.
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$ L0 ^7 J8 @7 C  B0 e按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.

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病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

5 _4 A% _! ]' Q& W# j笑裏藏刀
: T4 O* b' m1 T/ a7 a  ba smile to hide ones hate

- V* w0 s. K, E+ v留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
" i8 Q5 {  v: w0 C& U0 H! Y! GWhere theres life theres hope
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& u  B; D9 F$ s- S$ p海底撈月
4 p5 A) V3 v- J# ]( [to fish in the air

海底撈針
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

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Let the dead bury their dead.

: n4 ]0 E- I: L8 t" m殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
6 f# A* `- v/ T! Q5 f$ ~: H( l- v. W9 cTake not a musket to kill a butterfly
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( J7 o6 {; @0 S) e+ z' IA good appetite is a good sauce.
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害群之馬
0 x5 Q8 I) h7 o# v% I( R) B! m% N0 X9 ]black sheep

家醜不可外揚
" M; v3 }: G1 j/ |4 U7 ODont wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity
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* ?/ E6 m+ g6 CThe outside sees the best of the game.
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時運不濟
to have a bad time
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殊途同歸
6 {. w; {; e% Y7 NAll roads lead to Rome .
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! [6 O3 h, h( y! x+ Q眾志成城/團結就是力量
) p. S' c# p0 V) hUnion is strenth.

- T2 `- t% R* P& o: N疾風知勁草
5 h7 |# R3 w) EAdversity 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
( M  |0 f# D! h3 g; a" p4 @' O/ d* }Let sleeping dogs lie.

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