中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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) Q1 b& p  Y! R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！
$ m0 u$ P2 S% M3 W& h" M一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
Once bitten, twice shy.

8 \4 K+ G, {9 i  L# M一言既出，駟馬難追
* v( D* \# e1 WA word spoken is past recalling.
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. n! X. B) Q  e( r一見鍾情
, J+ b4 R! I$ [7 c* {$ Zto fall in love at first sight

6 ?- d- h/ b. O9 z! _9 e+ V一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

一寸光陰一寸金
Time is money.
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一失足成千古恨
! U$ D9 l( A- J7 C& FThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.
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- C; M; E/ w: r# r! L2 ~1 J1 n% u一將功名萬古枯
5 s. A9 O9 d; r# p1 G+ H) YWhat 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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一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.
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一氣呵成
6 b0 E) J8 y% i1 aNever make two bites of a cherry.

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6 L( t( X1 h+ R: U% `9 c; D九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape
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  n, E5 V) f' K' s% V人生如夢
: q: w+ a& ~  e* v9 k5 jLife is but a dream.

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.

人定勝天
; b7 X% Z( r3 X7 G/ z6 UMan can conquer nature.
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人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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2 R+ O/ w  \8 N" w8 H% q十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.
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: \' @' ^7 j$ {三思而後行
Look before you leap.
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三句不離本行
2 ^- T! u; e. S" X4 D% |  h0 fto talk shop

4 z) ^% s8 K: X" f; R4 e! n三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.
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8 ^" l6 `" p; B2 ~; G千鈞一髮
6 N( n2 }% |4 P2 w) kto hang by a hair thread

; G" s/ m# m! W: |大智若愚
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.
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- m# G) z" f8 }- i5 ~# T% A山窮水盡
2 f+ y+ `4 u/ o2 J: I5 Cat the end of ones resources
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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
Make a mountain out of a molehill.
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小洞不補，大來吃苦
" x' B, ?  T0 IA stitch in time saves nine.

小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.

1 ?  L2 w% _  B+ C8 i5 G工欲善其事，必先利其器
: B- l" L; i. e# }! hYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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$ u3 w! `& n- b+ v$ Z不要厚此薄彼
2 u6 B; h% u; _# b7 x/ VDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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& V4 q6 ]+ G' B( |( ^9 ?不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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4 U- h7 y2 B6 J" Z4 `8 L不要不自量力
# O8 p. W) F" XDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

9 E1 c) h3 U4 T& Q己所不欲勿施於人
( r: s% n+ p1 J3 d2 }4 h9 zDo unto others as you would be done.
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/ i+ e, d+ ~5 k% Y仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

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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# n" \: G' ]' F不告而別
- j; K; V5 t  t, ]5 V- Mto take French leave
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不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

0 F0 S6 y$ ]: u; M$ G# x8 V9 Y不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
* G# O3 P! d' j4 ^' @Take the bull by the horns.
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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
6 j( O5 I$ g" X- DHow can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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不經一事，不長一智
6 R% D  B  @! E8 KExperience is the mother of wisdom.

+ N$ {) Y3 d, ^; ?6 M( V少年老成
; ]1 w# r' ]4 k4 A9 s+ ^+ ~to have an old head on young shoulders

, E% f! o$ h% b9 g3 a: G天無絕人之路
+ A% `5 ]: |, R; W* DGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

天下烏鴉一般黑
/ q  D& A( q) {& j* _. {- ECrows are black all over the world.
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天無絕人之路
. g/ S2 q1 \: ?5 QGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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' B# b" L  N' m% \天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
; ]  c. L: ]8 _$ V: d7 DIt is the unexpected that always happens.

# m$ x! h4 n. ?* L% j7 w2 @2 |毛遂自薦
- y6 S& b' A' l! r) c& _# bto recommend ones own person
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心正不怕雷打
- W" w1 I; [3 e8 B) ^5 E- i7 z, yA good conscience is a soft pillow.

化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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仁者無敵
2 }- A! c1 X7 h5 d3 ~# d. oThe benevolent have no enemy.

9 }- O! ~3 l; \/ v" v# ?" N今日事今日畢
Never 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
! ?8 L$ |" {; z% K& wto practice what one practices

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to set a thief to catch a thief
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to bite the hand that feeds one

以逸待勞
2 f8 m/ J+ M0 V; Y5 o1 c. o. dTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

以寡敵眾
' _8 S+ [( P5 `) D+ D' I: e  uto fight against longer odds
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2 m3 x( L4 ~2 E' v/ l3 i! q以德報怨
to render good for evil

, _+ \; A* Z) A6 e% u# P$ {以其人之道還治其人之身
2 l' U  Q& ~5 K# S* P2 f* P! x' jSet a thief to catch a thief.

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

四大皆空
All is vanity.

1 h; d* z8 M# |0 U1 c- d四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.

未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day

目不識丁
not know A from B

. A% p5 L( D4 X4 W9 [4 v" W0 T失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

9 x' r" b9 w# Y- f* \8 |失之毫釐，差之千里
1 ?7 y0 Q" F! ?A miss is as good as a mile.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
9 x+ ~% a% a/ ALittle strokes fell great oaks.
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9 a; [7 W6 {: Q! N毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

* {' o8 e2 y; R# S打落水狗
8 N; x' e# o6 L+ x/ eto hit a person when hes down
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7 P$ @3 l  f+ X- E4 P6 _$ I打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.
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犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.

8 X6 l' A& m: V) \/ i/ [0 R只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

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! ]; e4 a3 t7 R1 }任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint

  J. u1 A# i6 e' e3 q4 N自作自受
6 U7 L# G7 I+ d9 s" r+ IAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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自討苦吃
& y3 z3 O8 H7 ito make a rod for ones own back
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自力更生
to shift for oneself

自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
$ ?# o3 Z* O( V" _the return of a prodigal

9 W0 f8 ^) V  X0 F先下手為強
- d6 H9 N) H+ t2 k3 COffence is the best defence.

同甘共苦
! @/ [5 Q7 @* ~* L( B5 sto share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
( B- R+ W, [6 |( s' U! @: ?2 Zact according to circumstances
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$ d2 {: ~1 `- m- X有勇無謀
more brave than wise

有備無患
, @) y4 D. T& X' h7 v1 LGood watch prevents misfortune.
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$ ^3 y# {8 ~4 T$ ?' v有志者事竟成
  P& Z& H. Z) K" `1 ]Where there is a will, there is a way.

4 h" o1 z+ \3 _0 w2 Z8 ]$ `6 {有錢能使鬼推磨
% J. T7 f5 o9 Q: EMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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- t9 I* C3 r( o$ w7 O江山易改本性難移
" V* L, ]- m1 I$ h' W9 IThe child is father of the man.

" ]! G5 F/ [2 R/ k7 G: x百無一失
+ x6 O) D; N  fNot a single miss in a hundred times.

百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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0 T2 P. b8 ^. m吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
( J/ g, E- I) Q! }4 ~7 m. @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.

色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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吉人自有天相
The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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' K# ^2 [: ]  x$ p( Q如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
) E9 _( I3 `1 s5 ~to be at the end of ones patience
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+ y5 `3 ]$ H+ b) K/ J. L' X忍一時之氣免百日之憂
0 d5 z' X8 h3 {* I' Z5 m8 |! V8 H, \patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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6 M# V8 q5 K8 c: Q忘恩負義
& D$ Q0 ]# i5 Q5 v9 c; D2 lto kick down the ladder

走馬看花
a flying visit
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6 ?0 G& i; n8 W3 i防患於未然
2 }* Y/ U" i' X8 E% ]to nip a thing in the bud
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5 p3 ]6 q$ }4 L! I/ k4 Q- `佛要金裝，人要衣裝
% {; q! _- v" t  ~Fine feathers make fine birds.
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兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.

8 t$ x# c; w; N' Z身在福中不知福
* `, C9 F& F# r+ p% IThe 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
$ Q; @; ]: @; |* b: H6 g# ZDont bite the hand that feeds you.
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志在千里
+ {' p! d) f- F5 ^5 ?0 ^, gHitch your wagon to a star.
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# I4 a  y# t4 U6 A奇裝異服
; i7 Q2 `! I' i$ `a fantastic garb
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% n3 h  G9 B# o忠言逆耳
( h$ G$ w  N- [1 h( o: U$ `" GHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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1 M0 c$ a2 O, H明辨是非
to distinguish right from wrong
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知足常樂
: A" b% Q6 K( ?4 n) g/ @" dHappy is he who is content
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知足者富
& ~) Q, k1 K0 P! L# a) hHe who feels contented is rich
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知人知面不知心
! `5 O" X) A) [- U; r1 Y" zIts easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.

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' `: n5 b  K4 \. V) `7 X+ ]castles in the air

金科玉律
the gold rule

' Q3 S5 k6 T- Q' Q3 G2 R( F: N& [奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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明辨事非
9 w- }4 ]3 d. H6 {2 Vto distinguish right fromwrong
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雨後春筍
/ R) g# {6 M3 I9 Zlike bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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0 s1 D7 A# B! X0 i雨過天青
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.

  Y) l6 n5 |; I事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.

來得容易去得快
( I9 N0 h) B9 M1 T+ ]! N6 lEasy come, easy go.

金玉其外敗絮其中
0 _# l( s  E1 HAll 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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- a% R6 |: _/ t$ N, `) j  }" c若要人不知除非己莫為
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

& Z, T" X) x  u% X2 y; g5 O3 e沒有笑臉不出門
4 K5 x0 m- @2 G/ V' _' [: y- aA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

+ T" ?+ N$ J6 W) k虎父無虎子
; j$ t! f/ h5 C/ Z  v/ e' \# `: kLike father, like son.

往者不可諫，來者猶可追
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.

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  G& M; C0 Z) Y1 D姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
7 h- ?. d; C: q2 Eto make the best of a bad bargain

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

孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

. v5 r8 D% p7 [& X  A洗心革面
: Q& l- P! G* E; p+ Kto turn over a new leaf

" C" y$ w3 o. s+ p' c7 T" p9 V美中不足
a fly in the ointment

7 }3 e  Q: Z" N3 w+ x背道而馳
to run counter

走湯蹈火
- q5 ^! r  g0 {* x  h( Nto go through fire and water
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風燭殘年
3 ]2 J$ z3 u( u; G; O4 oto have one foot in the grave
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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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- f" V4 I* z; P前事不忘後事之師
2 g0 k' J. {0 V8 q5 Y. uRemember 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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待人寬容如待己
4 g, R' c0 R; b( i( YLive and let live.
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按部就班
( B+ o8 ]) l* T6 P. dLearn to walk before you run.


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' |, ?; M! O4 C# W1 M病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

, c+ Z7 \5 ?0 f笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
8 D  v" d3 ^/ q6 q. E# z& zWhere theres life theres hope

海底撈月
2 w8 p  D8 i6 eto fish in the air

9 l: I5 M4 K# Z" U3 s海底撈針
4 h, A2 Z* e: t' p4 U0 Yto look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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差之毫釐失之千里
; |6 f; W0 s, b0 [A miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.

殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

飢不擇食
, i+ x  C: J, V; P- x# JA good appetite is a good sauce.
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害群之馬
black sheep
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家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
3 {; p7 I9 c' V* aalternate weakness with severity
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: M/ K, Q7 h, c旁觀者清
; q) h9 m' k" cThe outside sees the best of the game.

& [! S- N+ j( |0 p- Y" A時運不濟
to have a bad time
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殊途同歸
5 T7 z8 P4 v/ `: S5 A& v9 bAll roads lead to Rome .
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3 K& V( s  F9 J( M眾志成城/團結就是力量
, d2 \6 J! i, n' ]( T0 M, E' ZUnion is strenth.

疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

旁觀者清，當局者迷
4 ?) g2 B* K) \Lookers-on see most of the game.

莫在太歲頭上動土
Let sleeping dogs lie.

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