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！
& Y6 I3 d! a8 Q一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
Once bitten, twice shy.
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3 U0 I6 I3 n" Q) c; S" ^, i一言既出，駟馬難追
7 E4 m5 Q3 J0 m# m3 H4 S& n; OA word spoken is past recalling.
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3 v& i& D2 t. Z* t7 r0 n- f一見鍾情
  o; G4 h' u0 x) L2 ato fall in love at first sight

$ v  O+ ?' L- T一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.
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一寸光陰一寸金
4 M- H& v* n2 [Time is money.

$ ~5 t  R- {+ V& f; w3 W一失足成千古恨
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

1 x9 R9 c1 i! O一將功名萬古枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.
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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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0 p4 J. {8 {6 i+ G  j6 q一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.
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' ~& K% a* }* P  O' ?+ ?Never make two bites of a cherry.

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九死一生
4 O7 E, d4 A8 k" Rto have a hair-breadth escape
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. i% V& f' k, k+ N8 @6 B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.

人定勝天
( M, z7 ~8 |" J1 vMan can conquer nature.
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人不可貌相
" e' D. V# W7 P9 Q3 o% D3 q. WAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

* i; ~5 h, @  {# {十年風水輪流轉
+ d: @7 U" ?1 x+ ]Every dog has its day.

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三思而後行
Look before you leap.
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三句不離本行
to talk shop
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% n" r! i( G( H三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
$ G' V9 L/ g/ O- Y# R$ C- yTwo heads are better than one.

% j" o) W7 l- A# h, x千鈞一髮
  B8 z; K# X( o0 hto hang by a hair thread
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  W! f; k) A( |0 W* d大智若愚
- Z% }% h8 c+ Y* D' UHe who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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* `0 U$ W& P9 F+ x% M大器晚成
- v; i( K9 `" hRome was not built in a day.

& T$ C: r7 ~8 q" C2 ?- k山窮水盡
3 _: b8 J2 }/ G: x4 B8 g! w: lat the end of ones resources
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2 G/ G/ t$ @$ n- [山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
4 ?* p/ k0 A- c8 Q" }6 d  {- yAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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小題大做
" n0 {- h! j2 b1 j4 WMake a mountain out of a molehill.
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小洞不補，大來吃苦
0 a/ {0 G: ?6 t, _; @  R# R' n( x/ g6 ]A stitch in time saves nine.

4 t: P) E* Y: F6 p. p小不忍則亂大謀
0 @7 F7 C# @! a& {' t, I( U* rPatience is a virtue.

工欲善其事，必先利其器
2 ~1 `: {' J. IYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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$ `% A. h8 ^4 Z不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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2 m0 ^) ~/ h- }" g不畏艱難
( H+ G8 ]' P* d6 J% oTake the bull by the horns.

. u8 d4 q: j7 j. R' k! R不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

3 v- X+ Y2 u" R; S) R. K己所不欲勿施於人
  V) I" }. U! X  `# r2 T- a4 {Do unto others as you would be done.

仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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You cannot make bricks without straw.

亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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; N0 ?! z( u, i  w* [; Q/ k- j不告而別
% p5 Y9 p0 R2 T" V- b( r2 Pto take French leave
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不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

9 b  \3 b, }- {( ]' H  u) ]; I不要厚此薄彼
- q. c2 _$ M6 V2 K6 i# i1 W# Q# @Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
  d; P6 a, l/ VTake the bull by the horns.

不戰而屈人之兵
  ^+ T+ Y, U- qThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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( N0 I) G# m! R2 Y; v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
4 o9 z! g6 A) M& @# F0 T6 l0 iExperience is the mother of wisdom.
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4 B% P+ |/ M& ]. \4 A0 H+ s少年老成
7 x5 w* G. i, h1 D( X0 g7 H% N4 ~to have an old head on young shoulders

7 w+ F/ Q3 b/ u5 c* _" O: z) p  R天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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4 b9 y. k. t! C; W- [天下烏鴉一般黑
( ~* e* ]9 Q" CCrows are black all over the world.

7 _  z+ ^7 h( I8 y8 w' S. s天無絕人之路
/ W, ]( [6 O1 ^9 }: m& l) wGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

: [0 L0 Z% ^1 c天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.

毛遂自薦
+ Z) D" d# g% @, t) Nto recommend ones own person
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3 X; u. ]. ?3 h3 U% X& |$ z7 }心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
, e. Z3 d# I- C2 sBury the tomahwak(hatchet).

仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

! e5 O3 z! w9 P) B; U今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

文勝於武
  a6 [5 R# j0 m% TThe pen is mightier than the sword.
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以身作則
/ y  K, P3 R5 @) X& ^1 c7 W6 R. Jto practice what one practices

以毒攻毒
- ^9 I) N+ }$ E1 E" mto set a thief to catch a thief

以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one

1 I3 L1 t: @( P  A! y/ j以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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以寡敵眾
$ d$ q# U! |1 M% c) F* Z% cto fight against longer odds
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1 N$ f2 c* ?; @: E: O, b9 ~以德報怨
' o; h( [( B& [8 Gto render good for evil

. W+ Y/ J% Z' Q! |以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.

4 j; E! _9 a" u# \  v) ?: q以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself

四大皆空
; B8 {7 Q+ l5 T$ F  zAll is vanity.

四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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' a- w* h* ^: G未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day

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.
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% s+ p0 p8 @% o" P8 b6 e' Y失之毫釐，差之千里
- z: c* }2 W% I% a" t% d0 y/ _A miss is as good as a mile.
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0 C' ?% r  g0 [. l只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

4 T0 G! m7 [7 r- H3 R毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down

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Strike while the iron is hot.
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犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
. `6 e3 e* b3 f: S1 R3 xTo err is human; to forgive divine.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
4 W' c: A: W+ z9 vLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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8 K3 g& n1 ^8 t& H1 z/ k4 _0 ^* [任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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+ I8 C; S+ @6 {- j: c' K自作自受
5 O8 Z' F& r) X& S$ `: T6 D2 |As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back
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自力更生
to shift for oneself

, D  P- \% F+ j; K- d$ W  o自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.

* Y' v* D4 m0 B回頭浪子
5 h) u# f- y9 bthe return of a prodigal
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# W# V3 Q+ H# [) o8 M0 E2 {先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows
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/ F( W: ?7 D$ |) D8 T因地制宜
act according to circumstances
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有勇無謀
/ G  ^' N/ i- L  g1 fmore brave than wise

: a" G$ l2 g& k5 y! P7 s! A( y有備無患
2 d/ P1 x4 m7 `Good watch prevents misfortune.

# i& @& K7 ]$ [- G有志者事竟成
8 e7 K# h. K. c) r5 T! MWhere there is a will, there is a way.
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* `, R4 M8 v0 Y0 T( l有錢能使鬼推磨
  x, `$ F3 w5 {0 a# J( ~Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.

8 j0 U' G6 h1 P- o百無一失
3 _/ f) F& ?8 ^3 U9 l+ L" Y6 J+ |Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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- U' V8 p; g3 j2 _, i百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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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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每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has his day.

! t7 I. w+ Y* U  K3 T4 l色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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# f1 o' n: A, @# S" {6 |吉人自有天相
  N: c7 G9 e/ K: q) JThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

如人飲水冷暖自知
$ h' {$ a. K+ K  v2 b4 BOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

6 t7 j6 c1 f# w/ H, ?0 Q  X吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.

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0 h1 n$ @8 f) ~; z4 l弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
! T. K% m' W5 ]to be at the end of ones patience
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忍一時之氣免百日之憂
. W8 j3 {1 z8 Jpatience for a moment; comfort for many years
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2 w; R; _/ ~4 i" t$ E. m忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder
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+ F9 s6 R5 N# O7 i9 \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.
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兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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: R  N. c1 }; ~0 j0 }身在福中不知福
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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" t, t' R' d$ ], X你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
" t) J* h; Y2 }4 g1 nYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
0 H* [5 ?, a4 Z9 L! NDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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6 V. y6 A' \( U( f/ N: F) @志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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奇裝異服
  o# C( ]+ E9 u. ~! n, Aa fantastic garb

忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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明辨是非
; S) y0 N$ E8 x8 Z& ~% x1 Mto distinguish right from wrong

9 A* z& c: m) B( k7 T; Z知足常樂
/ J7 {4 ^; W" p! j! dHappy is he who is content

知足者富
He who feels contented is rich
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& D( X) p" ]1 N/ z! g0 u知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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$ E/ }  Z# @: Y6 j9 n% y2 M7 k/ {知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.
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空中樓閣
castles in the air

金科玉律
0 h# G0 Y3 y. [$ athe gold rule
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# J3 [! t% I0 q( q- O, Z  Y奇裝異服
! ^* z6 Q; w$ Na fantastic garb

明辨事非
% r! h- x0 d2 }8 t5 F- Nto distinguish right fromwrong
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* b- G- N0 z& m, A- Z. p雨後春筍
! Q6 ~: j) i/ d$ Y6 Qlike bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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雨過天青
8 R0 U# ~% r, \# r8 v6 k2 yAfter a storm comes a calm.

" I+ w4 u) q0 j5 j8 D5 a+ q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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5 R* b9 b- z$ S! ^  E0 Y6 O1 }# z來得容易去得快
, v; i( V) h! I' [' {4 F5 [% `) gEasy come, easy go.

金玉其外敗絮其中
& Z: j- m6 k) fAll that glitters is not gold.

兔子不吃窩邊草
  G* a" }& d) C' V9 f( t- ]% u  m$ BThe fox preys farthest from his hole.

; C6 K# `/ {% V  n2 j5 r! I4 K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
* [% s" m9 d! X0 f/ F& [Like father, like son.

) o. j. {: o0 a% b' p4 }0 [# L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.
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8 N) j. z+ R% R) S0 e3 k+ y逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain

6 ?5 @; L& ^& [9 B4 i( 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
to put all ones egg in one basket

- O* W- j2 I7 }8 A0 v& _勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

/ q9 {6 l" s1 @, l) e& i洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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* g. k/ B# r3 X: q/ N  u美中不足
( R' P- e( E5 a7 a# j2 Da fly in the ointment

背道而馳
to run counter
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6 l; R8 g8 v) P8 A, S0 I7 w3 p走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water

1 Y( k! T, {2 s9 i* q. }( ^風燭殘年
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

; n1 t" m: r( _( s) v0 K活到老學到老
* h& H8 R/ J# D, b+ YIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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5 {$ H3 H- e* h% g# @( t3 M前事不忘後事之師
6 V1 X. s# \1 HRemember the past and it will guide your future.

星星之火可以燎原
4 {7 Z! _  y8 O  R! b, QA single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人寬容如待己
0 S3 m( E# S: C2 d7 O5 O" Z8 u0 M! o% SLive and let live.

9 [9 j( ~/ X1 \! p9 a9 |; _3 S按部就班
4 _$ t8 x+ b) V3 ?Learn to walk before you run.
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病從口入禍從口出
  o% O# \' X$ a* NIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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7 i8 _- T1 m, f/ E! `. k1 @9 ~笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate

' ]  H$ `# B( q% _/ U留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
* D6 @) X4 t$ tWhere theres life theres hope
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1 l8 s, W& {+ ?4 j+ x1 f海底撈月
to fish in the air
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. m2 K' e/ i; U* e+ l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
$ U" `3 |% E: s8 @A miss is as good as a mile

, ^& r' K3 O( i3 @- k既往不咎
" i3 \; {2 v. `5 |Let the dead bury their dead.
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殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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' [  l+ E; u& B0 q. t# Q殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly
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飢不擇食
5 l# z, g( w% z7 l  t/ v* k8 J' dA good appetite is a good sauce.

( P0 V' U, y* D& c2 E9 v1 H9 B害群之馬
  I  ~: M# H* D5 j- fblack sheep
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: X+ D$ G. e2 M3 a. Q# D: [. r家醜不可外揚
. \. k" O# N- Z3 `4 z+ V( FDont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity

旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.
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3 j" o1 J% k9 _時運不濟
to have a bad time
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1 Q- v$ u, ]( e' k- d2 S! V殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .
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眾志成城/團結就是力量
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Adversity reveals genius.

旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.
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Let sleeping dogs lie.

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