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
; y" \3 j0 }3 K; v( h3 R- ZOnce bitten, twice shy.
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一言既出，駟馬難追
1 D' q0 ?. @! S" R0 X" F7 ]/ u( [A word spoken is past recalling.
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' V/ D, l2 o. {3 j( c一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight
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. ~; w# B( d& U1 G8 x' i一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.
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一寸光陰一寸金
, C$ i, G+ T# M& V8 OTime is money.

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
What millions died that Caesar might be great.

一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
. I! T. y8 t% j) v! OPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

$ Y& }0 u/ N- x8 K9 n7 f一人難稱百人意
" x4 N  J2 g2 X0 i4 u: D8 @) IYou cannot please everyone.
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一氣呵成
, b4 G5 n* l* a6 ANever make two bites of a cherry.
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2劃
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九死一生
% s. g- i' L% K6 @  d, K4 \$ Xto have a hair-breadth escape
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% A" `$ R. S5 `7 I人生如夢
Life is but a dream.
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$ i0 n% Z; n) C# c+ g6 W人生自古誰無死
! X6 |( b5 a$ jDeath comes to all men.

; `' J- C( }" p4 q% K: u人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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! ^- G9 U  g. E) {* ~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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Every dog has its day.
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三思而後行
Look before you leap.

三句不離本行
to talk shop
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( K; e. g" ^+ a三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
3 H0 A0 F; m. ~Two heads are better than one.

' c  n" g/ L) H! C; t2 \* a千鈞一髮
" l4 I$ d# A  C9 B0 D3 sto hang by a hair thread

大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

- J8 ]. \* B: Q# e# L1 ?大器晚成
" t& x2 |/ p: x" g# j' lRome was not built in a day.
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山窮水盡
. Y$ R. f& Y3 A5 a1 I# Pat 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.

小題大做
: t3 o% b: u7 F6 M2 QMake a mountain out of a molehill.

( S- [; l# p2 J1 L  X" A小洞不補，大來吃苦
1 \: K7 [* M' c+ e: A3 c$ ?A stitch in time saves nine.
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小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

9 e. c0 [# f* Y: F2 U不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

9 p  n( N; B' `. g不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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不要不自量力
' Q  G6 N3 f+ d2 k9 x7 N4 k9 UDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

' Q/ F" m/ J6 Q& f: t+ j( s+ [3 s, M己所不欲勿施於人
8 ^8 t" x& t7 K8 {' I+ b1 E/ zDo unto others as you would be done.
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1 A& m# S  J2 A6 m1 `仁者無敵
/ m: V! `/ t5 @& DThe benevolent have no enemy.
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工欲善其事必先利器
$ |( Z1 p6 k; X) j7 \9 `4 |You cannot make bricks without straw.
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% k$ x8 P' R5 b4 L; |亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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* M1 H% k5 s) X; N3 U  c不告而別
( m+ }4 _( ~) d, hto take French leave
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不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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4 [2 _% R* ]+ r/ Q不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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: |) M! o) s- G- a" |/ }不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.

2 G8 S0 d( C- A* E不戰而屈人之兵
6 P- d5 l% ]  h9 {" C( AThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

" i  Z  D8 E( N0 i不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
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, Q; K  }- s5 U+ ~) R少年老成
5 v7 h( R/ c& B0 \) A0 Wto have an old head on young shoulders

- {* H1 ^/ z. }  G天無絕人之路
3 t+ C) ~  V! M' T; |1 g% oGod 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.

天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
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天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.
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毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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( v- B# Y. D9 P; L心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
7 c+ u( e: D  q; U; p9 S6 ^) @Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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& m/ M% G* B" q! ?" K仁者無敵
- O# a% c1 }4 P- jThe benevolent have no enemy.
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; I( \$ k$ w0 c  q今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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8 c/ y$ r7 m/ Q) [% \文勝於武
: w6 x+ A- H/ E% ]! x! {' uThe pen is mightier than the sword.


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以身作則
to practice what one practices
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$ y3 Z6 \) G. o3 Z# k6 ?4 ]  {以毒攻毒
- m, Q5 u& @6 a% L9 j: f5 Rto set a thief to catch a thief
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1 I. x! _+ J+ U2 H6 O7 h* \以怨報德
3 \  F8 j( K8 dto bite the hand that feeds one

6 ?* Q) c( G7 E& y1 V+ @9 L" R0 c以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

: g* v- [0 Q" [以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds
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以德報怨
5 O6 q/ ~# A6 ~# [- g' y( G! Pto render good for evil

; k9 d) E- _. k. C' {4 C/ Q以其人之道還治其人之身
5 O3 s) P, `8 i6 L. K; `) bSet a thief to catch a thief.
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; ]1 a, T# {4 u! V' O以子之矛，攻子之盾
to turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
2 m9 t; c9 P0 Q* _All is vanity.

四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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  n, R2 `% I$ _  R9 A% ~未雨綢繆
, x% a3 V0 {  _, d3 r" [to save against a rainy day
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" i9 ^7 g  z6 ?3 y/ C8 _目不識丁
+ {: @- U6 O, l0 u1 Mnot know A from B

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
* Y5 |$ i9 S, E" MA miss is as good as a mile.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

2 g% W8 G0 W7 q; j- u* i毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down

打鐵趁熱
* t2 ~) k& b6 L  ~Strike while the iron is hot.

4 Y# u! c) ~+ C1 _+ s3 y犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.
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- K: c! T% Q* G) C3 ], S7 E只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
  N, E2 O8 K5 n5 {- M9 `Little strokes fell great oaks.

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! l0 z, F3 `' n# T2 X: h任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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  E# U& A8 u- {6 i3 [自討苦吃
# ]5 ~* T8 M, F. D. hto make a rod for ones own back
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; q0 c  t) W; e3 M: Oto shift for oneself

自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.

3 e8 M; S  j8 Q; n回頭浪子
1 ?% i, w: n  r7 g' R8 }( Y/ N2 ]the return of a prodigal

+ i7 E8 s& w7 P# K先下手為強
4 c" P7 x, m. C& a. Y1 uOffence is the best defence.

同甘共苦
9 ^9 m7 d- P9 ^* j9 ]9 s' T1 `to share ones joys and sorrows

因地制宜
act according to circumstances
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" X1 ], ]8 J9 S+ }/ N, L有勇無謀
more brave than wise
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3 f' A3 A9 a7 b9 r有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.
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! U1 u' C8 e8 a1 k1 L: \# v8 |1 ?有志者事竟成
. v+ `7 t4 Z7 v6 c( lWhere there is a will, there is a way.
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有錢能使鬼推磨
, l0 ?0 |+ L3 M4 a: T" {& x- JMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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, w9 z5 A" o0 {* Q" F( T  ~江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.

0 L. Y% I' n# @3 X# s8 E+ I! h, x百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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百聞不如一見
& d2 V. m5 ?/ K7 S" p+ m& tTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

) |  _4 f1 {* N+ _  D吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
& G; x& P6 ~  y5 i0 {) s9 d; yIf 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.
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色是假，美是空
1 p; @0 C0 l2 p% Y# P0 NCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

3 U2 U2 J' v) U0 t吉人自有天相
0 Y' U& I& y7 T2 q. K  E# A& p7 jThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

如人飲水冷暖自知
& ]6 L- @: E4 N. c6 _+ w# Q; _Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

# _- E! Q6 `: D, a/ w2 y4 P吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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& h3 F0 R, _6 L* A7 ]弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience

! s% x* X3 `& M4 x  D1 Q忍一時之氣免百日之憂
; Y5 t% v' \8 }* n) X( Ipatience for a moment; comfort for many years

忘恩負義
) s! H* K. o3 F7 \+ I7 @/ [to kick down the ladder
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3 [8 n/ q! H* P. ~$ R/ v走馬看花
a flying visit

" w+ N9 R5 ^1 A2 _, ^$ _防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud
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0 @  N; d! q* }$ L0 K# a佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.
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6 A# R% R( {0 S5 V) w* g兵精不必多
9 x# O* Q5 s+ H9 j" iToo many cooks spoil the broth.

身在福中不知福
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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  D0 d2 m7 C3 n別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.
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2 C: w- _$ C2 s6 m% q) E# K3 {$ _3 G志在千里
" t2 W* @* ?( h3 e" zHitch your wagon to a star.

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$ C" v  [. x! W: _1 j5 P1 R" `奇裝異服
# g1 t6 h, w) s* Ta fantastic garb
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/ [$ _1 G- A! [) i) v9 Z3 G' S) g忠言逆耳
- a0 S4 H9 f8 f1 g, A0 pHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear

7 h/ V2 C3 r6 c明辨是非
; g- z, |% W0 v! k) f5 xto distinguish right from wrong

知足常樂
Happy is he who is content

知足者富
9 K  g5 ?' D" J- P' f& o7 D6 fHe who feels contented is rich
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% R* a- p* V* o8 D8 O+ [知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

- ^- F$ P+ K+ ?1 X9 ?- e知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.

空中樓閣
castles in the air
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9 [# b' n  b% L' x金科玉律
the gold rule
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( v. V! @% j& I奇裝異服
' w. j/ |$ v: @# ]a fantastic garb

  }+ `8 p2 D3 B0 J0 U明辨事非
( ~9 S7 L- y3 K/ Z; t9 j  tto distinguish right fromwrong

3 }9 c; Z7 r' J; n4 t( }6 \雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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& F0 M( [* R$ O' |9 L# `- {- P/ J雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

2 H; ~5 e0 \! z, u: [. q. {秀才不出門能知天下事
* i3 k) c8 ]5 K8 t. Y4 X" ]A scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
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事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.

  D, M( _- M# q% y5 D% E- p( `, Z. X2 r來得容易去得快
7 s/ d% D, M; C* s8 jEasy come, easy go.
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" L. H& ^9 N8 y' W+ [) _8 Z金玉其外敗絮其中
, ^" u9 ?# U; l7 _$ LAll that glitters is not gold.

7 h, X! G8 v/ B1 ?/ V/ L* c' y/ c兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.

若要人不知除非己莫為
7 q' Z) h% J1 D9 b9 C; ]* QIf 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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$ p  j0 B2 k& L0 U5 ~虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.
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往者不可諫，來者猶可追
; u7 e' X% K) B2 r& A2 m4 i$ aA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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姻緣天註定
0 h4 ~( o; f1 q: D6 F  K2 |% mMarriages are made in heaven.
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逆來順受
0 E7 `3 U  Z8 |3 t/ _* R& W5 C: Lto make the best of a bad bargain
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5 C2 U! N) d$ G+ o: ^/ ?- P4 y! o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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2 h3 f0 H2 f* y" {孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket
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: _7 B9 e- X! k6 y! F1 f6 S7 \- I勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

  o; d. \$ Y. S  a( O+ |2 ~4 L洗心革面
9 {0 g7 W6 n- O9 a" Mto turn over a new leaf

/ M4 I( J1 M; m) u  F6 ]美中不足
6 ~% e- m# [% Ma fly in the ointment
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背道而馳
to run counter

5 k0 O* S$ V+ @+ L$ C走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water

風燭殘年
; s3 o: v/ `9 u# W2 Gto have one foot in the grave
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風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
  k0 |1 n0 h: L9 y! }* rto apprehend danger in every sound

; G/ }3 Y8 j/ \* L; F% E* a9 L1 k活到老學到老
! E4 m  I" Q+ ~( F- L6 E, z0 C* V4 GIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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+ Z- c! r, N- Z3 f) T前事不忘後事之師
% M7 g& A6 e* c2 d+ m' L8 I; {: URemember the past and it will guide your future.
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星星之火可以燎原
$ Z; ]1 ^8 B1 v! J" PA single spark can start a prairie fire.

- O: c8 n+ T% l9 R9 ^  r% K: c待人寬容如待己
3 A7 n6 h) d, r* i' Z/ |! A3 JLive and let live.
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按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.

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病從口入禍從口出
0 ^. x( f/ Y2 p, d# T  P# I$ cIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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5 G6 j3 W9 V7 v- z3 _" @% ?5 {笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate
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; s; N+ h  e9 u留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
( o9 D: H' p2 G" T% M( x# r% cWhere theres life theres hope

海底撈月
$ I3 k% |: d( \# {: ito fish in the air
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7 Z* y+ \& e3 w7 l/ s海底撈針
3 ^$ Z0 x- ~; y$ S0 @to look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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+ g$ t* `. t: ?% Q- e差之毫釐失之千里
3 j$ Q$ C) U% Z! AA miss is as good as a mile

( U5 I* S3 h' C9 O' w既往不咎
+ a: F7 }+ x* W- o2 F- JLet 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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殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

飢不擇食
: l3 o5 L8 S: L; O2 N% B3 A% DA good appetite is a good sauce.
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害群之馬
" e' ~- ?6 K% ]9 W' s! w( cblack sheep

4 t) h+ G3 H6 ]8 \家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.

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alternate weakness with severity
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- ]( F# s! m7 U/ i9 ^+ r旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.
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時運不濟
to have a bad time
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0 H3 ~; Y% v8 j9 f殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .
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' i0 y) g7 A2 d" w眾志成城/團結就是力量
4 }0 a7 Y- b" s8 n3 X' [4 c8 CUnion is strenth.
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疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

8 N$ U" R* B& ^! I旁觀者清，當局者迷
* B* o7 M* `7 \! ?7 b1 @Lookers-on see most of the game.
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* [8 `. \9 k' J8 _  {莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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