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！
有問題歡迎指正，大家一起成長！
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
2 E* r& k$ W  A% pOnce bitten, twice shy.
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' T+ a0 t* M. X5 B( C, l一言既出，駟馬難追
! S1 v+ B! V3 j$ j! U2 \A word spoken is past recalling.
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3 ~0 W+ t3 g1 O: H" D" W一見鍾情
! c/ Y8 N9 a$ e$ m3 h& fto fall in love at first sight

; S) H0 L4 c8 l6 H一箭雙鵰
; S0 |* ~+ H: @Kill two birds with one stone.
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$ R5 W5 C5 N* _  c1 Z+ i$ Z一寸光陰一寸金
" s5 \8 r0 H) j' E9 g- QTime is money.
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* c& X6 N. E, ~( i$ i一失足成千古恨
8 C* m6 y) W/ O0 m" C; FThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

- J7 G( L" i  |$ Z一將功名萬古枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.
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; Y6 D. N" w3 k$ k' O: A0 K- E# l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.

5 w0 t7 Y7 K, n5 C! L3 Y一氣呵成
# |  M5 Y0 Q1 U$ v( uNever make two bites of a cherry.
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九死一生
, C1 o& e0 S" \! R5 }, Fto have a hair-breadth escape
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- x8 }& G9 h$ H1 d! }人生如夢
+ z, ^' C8 V7 s7 O% e, {Life is but a dream.
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6 T% J# N$ Q4 b* c4 J人生自古誰無死
0 `1 O7 l+ `/ }% MDeath 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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5 k0 O1 j, k/ `3 p8 D9 s& ], O* I人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.
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3 S% f6 K: Z" A" L3 E  E2 c5 J人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

十年風水輪流轉
. ~9 M. n7 [6 v! m) x7 ZEvery dog has its day.

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三思而後行
" E# O/ D9 M- |* u% k) N0 PLook before you leap.
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4 }1 Q2 }- `9 O* l0 ]- l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

& A, ^; C9 T9 }5 }3 D% Q: k大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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; j6 y6 p7 y2 I$ [. }大器晚成
% z' z  L$ q7 F+ E$ ~Rome was not built in a day.
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山窮水盡
at the end of ones resources

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.
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. x! D# H9 k1 f/ s7 f小題大做
* I3 J) e# s& J0 j. k0 K7 VMake a mountain out of a molehill.
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小洞不補，大來吃苦
0 g8 U2 L0 {3 @; v1 v: I2 eA stitch in time saves nine.
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小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

+ |3 E% ^9 S. ]# S4 v工欲善其事，必先利其器
8 F7 E+ D( G$ ^% V& Y2 @. {- FYou cannot make bricks without straw.

$ |/ W& ?( m- O2 Y5 v不要厚此薄彼
8 U2 F1 ~: ]/ Q5 k: D5 sDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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( E6 l% w  A5 B1 P* r不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.

仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

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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
: x9 Z; b* ^( |$ s* f" k. hDont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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! ?, q) R6 T3 H6 j  K; V不要厚此薄彼
" W- w; X; A- N3 l6 GDont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
' s% `  Y9 s8 |! ^Take the bull by the horns.

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
% k2 d) B" R% P5 ]& I9 `' s! k- b  OHow can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

: [. `. z" i8 G9 ?9 ~不經一事，不長一智
% T* F, \- V7 o  `$ w2 C7 |9 s# cExperience is the mother of wisdom.
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1 P! D; E" T+ U/ H# s" O( b少年老成
* A0 i$ f( D0 z0 y- X+ ~9 p" g5 fto 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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( n' D1 f4 A, m3 tCrows are black all over the world.

% V+ N1 k4 ]0 n$ m3 O% n! k天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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. G- i8 {' O* \9 O天助自助者
2 j# `0 z. u- q/ |Heaven helps those who help themselves.
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: k: [' R; f' S6 W& ~9 C天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
1 V5 o9 S0 i( ^4 S- b/ e) ]+ LIt is the unexpected that always happens.
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毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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# O- Z- U. g5 e心正不怕雷打
1 Z  ~& D9 k4 u, Z# F: \A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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: U  J5 S/ I' {4 @化干戈為玉帛
1 T) y) I- |; O$ H2 _4 u# q9 r% B) D1 bBury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
) x1 w3 U- ]8 b, {9 u# y8 @The benevolent have no enemy.
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# }1 _7 t" h2 d8 B  ~. ^+ l6 J今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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文勝於武
% i" A$ K: |% W% f% B3 a8 [The pen is mightier than the sword.

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以身作則
to practice what one practices

以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief

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to bite the hand that feeds one
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4 ^& @& T# F  }3 O以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

以德報怨
" N7 C* g: a- \5 h* K% Uto render good for evil
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8 ^; ^" T( B$ B' d& H, F0 _以其人之道還治其人之身
+ K% Q4 R; q/ s4 ~* \Set a thief to catch a thief.

以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself

) z+ ~  h& l3 t9 J! x& J' T四大皆空
All is vanity.

; b+ ^' p* `6 j+ \0 d# K四海之內皆兄弟
; ?) w5 N5 o3 w! VAll are brothers within the four seas.

未雨綢繆
4 p* j' ~/ r+ B. z4 ]' Vto save against a rainy day
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' j* Q7 C: Q/ s4 D& D  R4 b6 \目不識丁
not know A from B

" x0 b/ _2 Y  y( c, [) f7 k) k失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
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失之毫釐，差之千里
/ d* E# H% m2 `7 T4 z* uA miss is as good as a mile.
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8 d" W# y3 {3 P只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
) p( k7 G! c8 K! c4 G0 bLittle strokes fell great oaks.

毛遂自薦
4 G5 G$ b' q; a' c  J; }to recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down

打鐵趁熱
' X5 Z+ Y( X: Z" m! j' O9 GStrike while the iron is hot.
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7 f7 q" k1 y- K# _4 m$ r# A犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
( z& w  j" v+ R4 O+ [) CLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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to bear hardship without complaint
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自作自受
6 a* w+ f( [; C" o. RAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.

自討苦吃
. J) u4 \% d- I9 cto make a rod for ones own back

自力更生
to shift for oneself

" G2 O6 D) R. h, |. [自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.

9 s/ b. V# x; h# M. A回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal

- i" v( q5 |9 Q& \9 O先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

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to share ones joys and sorrows

因地制宜
6 _! \+ q  }( S; zact according to circumstances
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$ [7 M! B7 z1 N7 V' c8 h有勇無謀
7 H! r% p! z1 r; @/ ]" h1 p# xmore brave than wise

7 M6 V; ]: J, l& u9 T有備無患
, v- B  G7 \, d! \Good watch prevents misfortune.

8 W* @6 A. d; Y* z, c有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.
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$ n: N, |* Z) B7 `* B有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

9 o. S, t* E4 P9 ~江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.

百無一失
8 g5 I' u  o8 @9 _/ UNot a single miss in a hundred times.

" P/ u0 j( f) \5 r. f1 c百聞不如一見
# I5 a" [& _# I" vTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
5 v8 x: M% f! y; ]; ]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.

色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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* Q* A: g9 B$ R/ r- U0 H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
: o2 Y2 a8 N* m7 f- lOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

& Z3 ?% [( K% z+ x' t* R; `; Q: @吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
# q' T6 b# G7 `1 c) e2 {, B! s" ZNo gain without pain.

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弄巧成拙
  ?' v0 M$ E+ f2 d; h' oOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

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to be at the end of ones patience
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( F  N9 |7 J0 L7 d" v忍一時之氣免百日之憂
" M1 g- `& q0 ~patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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忘恩負義
# K; Y1 y* w; m3 sto kick down the ladder
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0 d4 b: ?: a& ~1 [走馬看花
a flying visit
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  u8 ~: {# e. A防患於未然
  W2 k7 L& P# r7 Hto nip a thing in the bud
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  J) g' \5 a7 ]& _- y佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.
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6 K+ c* `5 C( z1 R* V8 T& X兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.

  v9 t- X& O1 f, s. I身在福中不知福
The 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.
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別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.

5 f4 [9 {9 G" l志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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/ E8 u' a9 c5 `! S' {1 R' i& x) ^8 D奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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6 q! e+ E7 U& _# q; x3 O; A7 T3 x忠言逆耳
& j4 s  n( V& N9 |Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

明辨是非
! R! K4 q4 E8 X9 @to distinguish right from wrong

& v( I+ K/ C0 q$ W$ n0 k知足常樂
Happy is he who is content

知足者富
He who feels contented is rich

知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

- t0 b- A2 Y1 W5 r+ ~* t; R3 J知己知彼百戰百勝
( o! `" F# M) R1 r! z$ B- r! m# pKnow your enemy and know yourself.

' Q% P5 j' @' g7 B- H' _空中樓閣
: p9 S. D8 O2 J* L( y+ Mcastles in the air
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金科玉律
8 I  a# ^1 E3 |. f0 F' ~" a, ^" ethe gold rule

奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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明辨事非
. l7 z, H3 m8 y( U# X4 u' ~0 Z1 B6 L% _to distinguish right fromwrong
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: d% e1 a" R5 }1 M. |9 v) X雨後春筍
% h' u3 }# U. h7 O4 c! j+ \  Flike bamboo shoots after a spring shower

# V2 y) ]6 j- `/ e, z. g! S8 J2 N, [  f. g雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.
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6 ~% `+ A( n9 \% @0 ~* f秀才不出門能知天下事
! o/ W" Y4 g% T$ Y% j, C3 V! M# _A scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
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" O9 E9 u0 o1 G# B事實勝於雄辯
2 X+ u2 j$ h9 t7 YFacts are most convincing.
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來得容易去得快
8 A& `8 r; l4 I! M; jEasy come, easy go.
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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
The fox preys farthest from his hole.
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  e( v& Y& ^! x% x7 M+ P7 G6 [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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+ m6 S$ C. \( z( P沒有笑臉不出門
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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+ j- P2 C% q& s1 r" y4 V. [7 P3 [虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.
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( J0 V7 r- S  i  W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.

, g: j! c& p0 C, @7 A( Z逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain
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) j2 H5 L  @  b7 r2 j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

/ Z( e7 m9 l& U8 J' s孤注一擲
! w0 k2 U& s, a2 ]9 H1 Q: z/ yto put all ones egg in one basket
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勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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美中不足
a fly in the ointment

0 N0 q0 ]1 W# _( X% Y. y% _0 j背道而馳
, r- [/ S( B5 n' H; |- R9 Xto run counter
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走湯蹈火
! g+ C7 ^( z+ g4 c* K  u3 L. Ato go through fire and water

風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave
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風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
/ F* x* w; `* y0 Z- j+ E, Gto apprehend danger in every sound

活到老學到老
0 z4 _) J/ W# EIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.
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3 L9 x$ q7 D4 `/ H- G  _; k星星之火可以燎原
- Y6 U& ~7 {9 w9 B' P& qA single spark can start a prairie fire.
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8 _  j: J2 p+ {( t6 G待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.
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按部就班
/ X8 {% n& j' t6 vLearn to walk before you run.


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8 k& K( {1 s  }' z) b. N病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

  K, I& T1 t& y笑裏藏刀
. {9 A/ I9 d+ k" Q" b' c3 c% p# xa smile to hide ones hate

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope

7 t, T. i$ ]9 x% N$ S& }海底撈月
to fish in the air
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海底撈針
4 h# ^/ o) a  z" {to look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫釐失之千里
A miss is as good as a mile
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既往不咎
, {) o4 p) v" }Let the dead bury their dead.

& g7 P; l& ?  n0 ?4 n  C殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

' O5 m6 [! t8 [* n+ H" J+ e8 w- b殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

# y4 g/ B5 U8 @: S! b0 [飢不擇食
# i; O8 ?/ ?/ m# L3 k0 qA good appetite is a good sauce.

  a, k7 I- d" D* d- y) r, E! {- V害群之馬
) @$ V- ~4 w: q- z3 Fblack sheep

( S1 l- F$ S( q, w家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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: X# v7 d' T4 j$ U2 V* s恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity

旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.
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" X1 [1 U# v" D3 X/ x( V時運不濟
7 Z  L, q9 V& L8 w# q# u$ Ito have a bad time
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  A( y* r. W2 d( _( E殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .

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( g& \; A) L) x9 b% y3 ~5 o/ D9 SUnion is strenth.

疾風知勁草
& o  E; ?7 o. {' f' d+ Y+ @! A$ sAdversity reveals genius.

旁觀者清，當局者迷
+ m7 l4 E- G6 T+ mLookers-on see most of the game.
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# v; n4 G  c# m* N" \莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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