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！
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一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
& n# x. h' t6 \Once bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，駟馬難追
& k+ `9 k! _$ V0 k: H$ }- `: v" \A word spoken is past recalling.
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5 l$ i, L( U1 k6 A1 _$ h' d# E& t, s一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight

一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

0 c( `9 s% V. N& H# _1 O& R* X一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.
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2 D# ?' `" i6 q& y# h4 N1 }* I5 |3 x一失足成千古恨
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

: t& |' O& b8 H一將功名萬古枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.
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" O, [8 R' m: G$ V2 w1 K* X7 n一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
4 n# M3 z5 O( s0 EPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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一人難稱百人意
, d5 O- Y' ~# GYou cannot please everyone.

2 |) w  v  b' P0 i1 Y8 z* O1 R一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.
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九死一生
* Q( d. K0 V0 I! eto have a hair-breadth escape
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人生如夢
7 k. g' A7 H0 s. q6 VLife is but a dream.

人生自古誰無死
( i+ g' L7 p( U3 z3 q" M/ EDeath comes to all men.

人生百歲古來稀
" O  k) n' a! e5 K% o: cIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

$ P1 A: P6 z6 \" Q1 P人定勝天
2 L- ^/ G3 E( S7 |7 |Man can conquer nature.

人不可貌相
. V+ D6 O/ O) p2 T) o: i8 fAppearances 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
8 `! @& Y' j" z; k2 SLook before you leap.

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.

' a+ \9 @7 x( @5 W! ^- L% j千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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大智若愚
& k7 ^8 C4 F8 w3 e, X2 V4 E) H" ^He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.

山窮水盡
at the end of ones resources
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- U; Z1 ^' ]- H3 b+ x/ }% x5 S; o山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
( V# T" K$ k- m7 A, VAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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9 |. y8 ]( p; {: S9 _' b6 `) `: o: r小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.
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小洞不補，大來吃苦
4 r* O2 j) d, u+ o' ^A stitch in time saves nine.

5 _3 ]. L, v- U( }小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

) X* A2 a/ g! ~1 C0 |& L$ Q工欲善其事，必先利其器
+ s; E" U: c) K, d/ k& X* K" NYou cannot make bricks without straw.

9 X" H. k, V) ]: J不要厚此薄彼
. ?/ q5 Z8 y1 X+ e6 JDont make fish of one and flesh of another.

" l; N& E; f6 r) z不畏艱難
' `" S! a7 k" aTake the bull by the horns.

! e% E7 ?% T/ s  A不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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) x+ t4 O9 T5 y$ s6 E/ N( |己所不欲勿施於人
6 P6 l2 L$ y4 I; T5 t' KDo unto others as you would be done.
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仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

& l9 H" G7 D0 n0 T6 m工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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$ {' I: x3 x3 o7 a7 p' T5 O' m不告而別
( n+ \2 l* H% V; n- @to take French leave
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不要不自量力
" ]' E* {4 Z- L, yDont 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 O, U9 ]6 G. X, u2 P不畏艱難
# {  U# Y; O0 Q& A# nTake the bull by the horns.

/ Z8 L; c  X4 V& @5 \不戰而屈人之兵
8 Z, p) ~0 }! k) n4 W& BThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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不入虎穴焉得虎子
2 T1 k3 y* z! a& h. ^How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

不經一事，不長一智
6 \  s/ ~1 _& R6 o+ L' J# i7 y$ Q/ uExperience is the mother of wisdom.

少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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天無絕人之路
6 p+ z2 }, m3 b5 r% rGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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天下烏鴉一般黑
0 e! }$ T$ [  U. K+ WCrows are black all over the world.

天無絕人之路
  }! _, g$ H7 ^7 E" R; E8 KGod 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.

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
. h/ Y7 g- Q" F; q9 h, X  [It is the unexpected that always happens.

' N6 _: X+ B( u1 G( K! M! V- H毛遂自薦
# t2 U6 e1 V1 l2 n7 R" B& k7 j4 ^to recommend ones own person
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0 a: ^; }- u+ ~8 Q心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.

+ \# {) ~! C7 |$ p# Z化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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. I# M! A4 C# L/ o" ?. p仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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今日事今日畢
/ X- O+ y8 a) U: bNever 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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以身作則
to practice what one practices

2 {( f/ F2 m" Y6 s7 z以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief
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# q0 Y: M. ~5 t5 J9 M  R; ?以怨報德
: E9 C6 g9 g; Y. {- @9 @: |to bite the hand that feeds one
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* q# @7 B1 a& s0 c7 n以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

以寡敵眾
0 @- e" s+ I8 v4 i, Jto fight against longer odds
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7 `) f, K8 \% o, _6 b5 I- t1 E; P以德報怨
! L3 X5 T# l! L; }. A( w/ Vto render good for evil

以其人之道還治其人之身
. p" f1 H& f! x% SSet a thief to catch a thief.
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2 Q2 P# b8 W4 W! e以子之矛，攻子之盾
$ ?. h9 e3 _1 E( b; T6 `to turn a persons battery against himself

( D& r! a& L# l3 s四大皆空
All is vanity.

7 H- m9 l' X5 o" g; l四海之內皆兄弟
! X1 K( z& v( @: iAll are brothers within the four seas.
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未雨綢繆
( g! G. F7 g1 hto save against a rainy day

  E8 K, ]2 d6 Q9 D3 \6 f目不識丁
not know A from B

失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
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# j* B. m) B% H$ [' \8 D失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.

6 i5 v  _' O# ]只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
2 u3 d+ z' V1 N* O- B& j6 ALittle strokes fell great oaks.
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毛遂自薦
0 J. Q" T2 _# o8 X# uto recommend ones own person

. K+ k. Q' X2 |* C* \打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down
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5 R& A+ e# l% r* |% Y0 ~( K打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

& y8 s: U  H+ Q2 ~5 @8 h犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.

+ _) G, f7 g& P* k0 J只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
2 {! R; K1 B- yLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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任勞任怨
+ [& T6 n$ B- @, bto bear hardship without complaint
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( g) _/ F9 e1 j' F自作自受
' \+ a6 j0 Y3 G" jAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.

* F6 ?0 t9 [" y" Y" T4 V3 k1 e; T自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back

自力更生
to shift for oneself
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: Z: c' M$ L' e3 U$ k, J1 o( U自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.

回頭浪子
8 x% j  B) }% G% Q# D4 ?the return of a prodigal

5 q7 ?2 R, I3 G  R5 w7 ~先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows

因地制宜
, k( \. `, W. ?; }) [( i: I/ Eact according to circumstances

有勇無謀
more brave than wise
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8 J0 p3 b0 X: G+ d+ p% H有備無患
" T. p- ]  p' h5 J& AGood 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
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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江山易改本性難移
5 p7 a4 H( J6 S2 Z1 T/ h7 uThe child is father of the man.
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  F, Q* ^4 N4 ~7 G6 I8 `百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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5 u/ a: f; g6 _+ G  Q百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
& H) ?) {+ V: j7 U. @' e' K' ^If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

* P) i/ {+ ?5 R3 ?每人一生中皆有得意之日
( T1 y" }' m/ e" D9 I5 z6 iEvery dog has his day.

3 F  N+ d, y/ {- Y) K4 A' z! L色是假，美是空
' [- w" Z0 M' l* iCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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( A. d* ~  ?* Y7 N4 x9 p4 S) [* I1 E吉人自有天相
The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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) l; x3 c! ]( n! h- x& p5 K/ o+ x如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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% B6 A% ^8 ]7 ?: {. V6 n; M吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.


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弄巧成拙
5 j( b8 i6 L9 C' |; |/ c# wOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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忍無可忍
9 t% N) |2 p1 w' `2 V' L, |9 Lto be at the end of ones patience
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/ b$ V' @5 w, B: J忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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* a; Y+ J- L' h* Y$ E$ |忘恩負義
9 X6 q$ Q1 i$ D* _6 q3 q/ a+ _/ Gto kick down the ladder

走馬看花
: c6 C6 p3 T9 za 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
" u. D8 R. M( c8 aFine feathers make fine birds.
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兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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2 \6 o9 s3 y; w! M# o9 v身在福中不知福
4 I* ^% M8 l1 k1 u4 xThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
/ e- m! M4 ]% ^& H* w, t1 X' NYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.

  _4 W3 Z/ O) K8 @- U志在千里
; M( J9 E2 [6 E+ s, tHitch your wagon to a star.


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1 M/ E, b3 c5 }4 ^8 r! K2 b奇裝異服
7 J/ Q6 F$ _8 j# ~- V: T# }8 Wa fantastic garb
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忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong

! |; [$ d+ E' ~$ u3 ?! d0 U, t& l2 E知足常樂
2 C+ K/ C3 S- h2 Z. H  r4 u0 HHappy is he who is content

知足者富
. i& D' j/ _! l% W7 ?He who feels contented is rich

* v* H- \/ J7 t" A5 m知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

知己知彼百戰百勝
) ~7 p' ~2 F3 mKnow your enemy and know yourself.

9 y  a$ T# T: }+ @1 B空中樓閣
castles in the air

9 T. J5 s. y7 \- ?金科玉律
6 ^6 c5 P: ]3 |+ `$ g+ `1 gthe gold rule
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奇裝異服
+ s* F$ e& M: N$ aa fantastic garb
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明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong

; e# v9 c+ u2 M5 b4 L$ d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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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.

1 d& g5 F7 d7 T' B, \) L來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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- ^8 N/ o& w+ q" z+ a$ Y2 I! I金玉其外敗絮其中
% C* x% F, A4 }: F0 E- _All that glitters is not gold.
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兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.

若要人不知除非己莫為
5 g  ^4 P, U8 t. J4 DIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

沒有笑臉不出門
& {& \- l0 M2 B* e% {0 DA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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6 j" n6 O/ A( Q/ \2 X虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.
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7 ]/ X9 x2 L1 C- u# I) x- G往者不可諫，來者猶可追
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.


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# F$ |: l, d/ {! ~姻緣天註定
# Y5 {& t' W* K1 J* B. ^Marriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
' C1 Y/ A3 j4 v2 n7 q8 A. Uto make the best of a bad bargain
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' w# A5 \' D1 J3 I* W9 [/ ], v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
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孤注一擲
( v& n6 }/ Q) `4 F9 M+ V* f7 _to put all ones egg in one basket

3 X: M% A: U' |勇者不懼
1 [2 H1 X; _' c+ I0 uA brave man will not shrink from dangers.

; c- _* \  ^! _- q" |2 j洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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3 \; I% w! P1 r% x5 I& i5 [, ?7 \美中不足
a fly in the ointment
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背道而馳
4 T9 M+ `9 V* j& g( Z& Wto run counter

1 `5 L6 J% S2 {2 b5 `走湯蹈火
1 r; \4 ~9 P. _, j7 d: q0 F/ _to go through fire and water
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風燭殘年
- M  @$ T; _  a# dto have one foot in the grave

風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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前事不忘後事之師
* q) B' \8 |( S) v  DRemember the past and it will guide your future.
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& A( z& }# T/ t4 ?# b2 M星星之火可以燎原
$ [% u. ^$ N% r  Q8 b0 H: HA single spark can start a prairie fire.
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待人寬容如待己
+ G% ?; A! R! F( |% fLive and let live.

+ x5 H% M" `4 f5 B按部就班
3 f6 R: s( G, |$ KLearn to walk before you run.
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6 r! {" A  L( G* Y/ J病從口入禍從口出
3 m& i# Z& E* V1 W" nIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate

- R+ _0 D$ u& G4 y, v留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope

海底撈月
to fish in the air
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海底撈針
' s+ {5 f/ K7 n: s6 ato look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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7 Z- J1 B8 `- v$ O; f差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎
" x* V( L% {- T% P" M3 n0 P7 C; fLet the dead bury their dead.
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殺身成仁
, ^  S) [* j& @  Vto sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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, V6 b: m0 B, o2 S6 v( K殺雞焉用牛刀
& q% H) W6 ~1 V, p$ F0 `9 {* tTake not a musket to kill a butterfly

飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.
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+ C" c3 C& O/ v( ]7 q害群之馬
black sheep
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$ x" k. Y+ _# U6 Y% M( w! P家醜不可外揚
' |$ c" v4 v) V3 p, L9 @Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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& D. H. `( Y9 E$ N6 H( P恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity

! R* W$ H' P2 a旁觀者清
1 O3 |- F6 r4 yThe outside sees the best of the game.

時運不濟
! C& f9 a, E' i/ `to have a bad time
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殊途同歸
5 E1 ?) s9 `7 ~' m' c' TAll roads lead to Rome .
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! d6 N" I9 z: ]4 j7 G: E  w眾志成城/團結就是力量
" G8 J. g& N3 Y! [1 z; uUnion is strenth.

疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

, Q1 i' J3 \" U旁觀者清，當局者迷
7 s3 ?* {9 n. J6 G, z6 H/ r: VLookers-on see most of the game.
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