中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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$ Q6 V( s" k4 E9 x1 q" u$ U/ `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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' w) I/ H. {8 ^, r, ]8 x一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
) a( k( ^3 a; o0 b$ qOnce bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，駟馬難追
! d5 l- S6 h/ C, _, A+ [' EA word spoken is past recalling.

: W+ P) U! o; @& D一見鍾情
. D, `9 `9 I' t( H3 Eto fall in love at first sight

一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.
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一寸光陰一寸金
, C1 X( i3 v1 `" k6 r, U+ x' bTime is money.
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一失足成千古恨
: o' u" y$ }; V2 ^. e6 l5 \3 g7 TThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

一將功名萬古枯
* \8 p  ]: b& L9 T. G- IWhat millions died that Caesar might be great.

( {6 Y0 A( w. G& F6 H一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
3 h# o2 e. L2 S( M& ^1 t/ W! R2 V+ FPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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一人難稱百人意
You cannot please everyone.

一氣呵成
( p" s2 D$ y/ O4 m/ v0 iNever make two bites of a cherry.
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$ l6 s1 G) g/ ?  a! s& N) G九死一生
! w4 d$ y$ Z$ a) [to have a hair-breadth escape
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0 Z; c% A+ G! @: H; o3 L2 U& C+ m人生如夢
* l; A2 z9 n; _Life is but a dream.
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) F2 E% {6 x: s  Z0 S人生自古誰無死
  ]0 D! x& ^7 l/ d- \Death comes to all men.
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5 s/ U/ }4 a6 ?5 ^5 u3 G人生百歲古來稀
& _0 a% y1 h. C; Z2 i8 c8 ~0 C' p. HIt is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
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人定勝天
# w1 k: o! M. q0 P0 Q0 T& ]Man can conquer nature.

人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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) ]6 A# K$ F8 G5 F7 s十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.
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# _" \  \. X: ^* ]8 p三思而後行
. B% H" e9 L+ l& g1 }5 i1 ]  WLook before you leap.

6 H9 x/ }. I5 e; D4 X三句不離本行
to talk shop

* y0 Y" \: f. o- E: j$ F' B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
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1 m: B2 f3 J' Q: |) e0 ~6 Y大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.

4 X( F) w! b; z- y大器晚成
3 h$ u# B1 F/ A4 B. w$ ARome was not built in a day.

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at the end of ones resources
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. K! v6 W- `. w1 F1 d  M/ v山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
2 S6 z$ B) `) E- jAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.

- A7 m& t- B: Q, k5 S小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.
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8 |3 ?' M: Z$ Q3 r小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.
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  V1 H) f+ k( ~" c9 A) q小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.
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  U3 n6 U# v. U1 {6 a工欲善其事，必先利其器
2 o' q$ H* J3 r! @8 Y. G! A3 K! |4 FYou cannot make bricks without straw.

$ M4 A# N# r' Q( l' z3 W+ W$ w不要厚此薄彼
' V  K, g; ]( [Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
& N& j/ s( F2 {5 M& u3 M3 m; fTake the bull by the horns.

- p) b, R6 c/ F不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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( J( Q/ g; o8 ~" N% A8 v; W  @; S己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.
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) J3 ^. {, I: T% g仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.
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# K. w) g! Q" n! g4 ~; L& K工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

5 ^8 w( B! {& K+ s/ d2 [$ A亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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& G; h- I8 H; t0 Q7 P  K不告而別
# t4 q' V: n4 |to take French leave

不要不自量力
, ?! A2 G, p4 I( ADont 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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5 o6 q3 ~: W! K& _/ B8 j4 s不畏艱難
, L9 Y' }) B/ L% C/ d( ~Take the bull by the horns.
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不戰而屈人之兵
% \6 r; h5 w) {$ ]& j3 X% n, hThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

不入虎穴焉得虎子
! o$ h" |* j: `- w. WHow can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

不經一事，不長一智
0 y7 K2 T- I% p0 BExperience is the mother of wisdom.
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少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders

9 k9 c  e2 u, d# M% p; u5 Q( B: A/ @& ?天無絕人之路
, S% g3 M- U& dGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

天下烏鴉一般黑
- l: Y1 v' R$ F! k+ X" i$ w6 W; n& @Crows are black all over the world.
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6 j  ]+ @9 c! b& C& V天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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4 b+ K. i! o* a( A% ^. K! y( l2 I天助自助者
Heaven helps those who help themselves.

- a0 _% j4 b. A  A- ~天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
It is the unexpected that always happens.

$ @0 |0 `; i* h: \9 }, k毛遂自薦
8 f. b1 E5 k  V+ B  c9 S& bto recommend ones own person

心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.

化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).

1 f1 n: U' {2 ?% U仁者無敵
5 E/ h9 l! A( G: T* K& DThe benevolent have no enemy.
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今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

文勝於武
1 _& g: x7 `' E) t2 S% Z; IThe pen is mightier than the sword.
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$ N. l6 E6 ~0 l) t以身作則
; J* x' u) ], y6 ^& l2 c- r/ S; Eto practice what one practices
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以毒攻毒
8 R8 m6 |! f$ e5 tto set a thief to catch a thief

5 }. i2 W- I1 I" e: ?) \: J& P1 ~以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one

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) R( e; g+ _& _8 M8 ^" @5 O# n+ X: L) _To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

" F% C* L( i  _9 d" A以寡敵眾
6 Z3 D+ Y6 r; W/ X8 K% Kto fight against longer odds
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以德報怨
# D4 F* @" h: @8 n: z& ?8 l6 H' ?to render good for evil
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以其人之道還治其人之身
7 N4 w) J& P7 \3 z1 vSet a thief to catch a thief.

以子之矛，攻子之盾
+ Y! W/ k: n/ _. I* U" Cto turn a persons battery against himself
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四大皆空
% [$ k4 @7 Z: K5 J) l. h# OAll is vanity.

0 x: o7 k0 B' u1 K  m2 w6 l四海之內皆兄弟
. X0 v$ p( X$ v# [: KAll are brothers within the four seas.

2 ^  c5 r- U  B# F8 x6 M7 x6 S未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day

目不識丁
4 y: M! t/ @$ r" @not know A from B
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失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

; @6 s) J$ i9 x: n* U  e2 M! k失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.
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/ H! h) b9 L6 a; c$ {0 X7 p只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
4 N/ r; b9 F# m3 @/ pLittle strokes fell great oaks.

毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
/ ]5 Y& a9 s/ ]/ b; pto hit a person when hes down
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打鐵趁熱
+ A9 U: I. t! jStrike while the iron is hot.

4 D; Y) }. `5 O0 z) Y犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.

- h: G9 s. N& F8 k只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

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% z0 T0 a. b1 [# y3 l! Ito bear hardship without complaint

自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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to make a rod for ones own back
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自力更生
to shift for oneself

自掃門前雪
- P# `' r9 P6 o; n8 J7 aAfter us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal

) y+ U) t) ]9 b8 [! p# T% z) J0 X先下手為強
; F+ T+ g! h% ?5 b7 @- h( q9 hOffence is the best defence.

同甘共苦
! {& m2 j: n; t' C# ]7 |to share ones joys and sorrows

: _1 B1 ~: Z( m! r6 l. a% y因地制宜
act according to circumstances

, m7 V% H; O2 H& `3 L有勇無謀
9 y* h9 Z+ I1 N# K" Y! mmore brave than wise

有備無患
5 Y& g7 Z# u7 [Good watch prevents misfortune.

有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.

有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

, a8 D' P& F# w3 f- `7 Y江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.
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  ^/ c, P, U6 q/ L+ q百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.

6 N( l6 ]. T0 @7 f百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

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.

每人一生中皆有得意之日
Every dog has his day.

) `2 {1 v3 @# ?9 K色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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: Z+ r2 s$ T: u5 t+ F吉人自有天相
The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

" b6 t8 S$ V  g8 H0 b- Q吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.


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; @! `( _. r9 b弄巧成拙
/ H) Y- d5 [$ X# sOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

- U7 I: }3 R1 y, R: j% Q忍無可忍
* X7 p% Y+ p& @1 Fto be at the end of ones patience
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忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years

  o( w1 t7 [0 j% f7 U忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder
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! I8 A8 R) L7 _' v) a3 A7 J走馬看花
: R! f* l* y8 W1 L6 ga flying visit

防患於未然
6 |) M6 R: t( I  y' S, D6 c8 t( ato nip a thing in the bud
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* A) ~, s( R" f5 m" m3 S9 I4 k% Q$ h佛要金裝，人要衣裝
) y0 M8 l" O8 J4 TFine feathers make fine birds.

/ U0 T7 {* l: Q( H兵精不必多
  B6 V' x( g$ f# _. kToo many cooks spoil the broth.

+ U0 p% {3 K# [, y1 W0 ?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
/ {, d. d9 T7 PYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

' H5 F. R% d' y- C  J2 I別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.

( [- ?/ M0 d/ ~$ V* U1 D( E/ \/ F志在千里
8 `# }; l# o5 u2 Q$ {- j1 JHitch your wagon to a star.


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奇裝異服
6 \# v# @( q2 h/ i7 i; v8 }5 qa fantastic garb
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+ O4 o( w  I, H5 E4 L3 t忠言逆耳
* \$ p* ?; P0 ?  T+ fHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear

明辨是非
% I6 O4 P- k* c+ B# eto distinguish right from wrong
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知足常樂
Happy is he who is content

+ C5 ]: U$ B& A, I知足者富
He who feels contented is rich
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& t; C$ g  F0 r; ^% n/ {知人知面不知心
& B, }8 U8 R$ n4 ~; ?Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

; G: s- _; @' W6 F# `! \知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.
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空中樓閣
, k3 s  p6 c3 t/ U+ ucastles in the air

. o6 j5 m, ^* v, Q+ n5 w金科玉律
the gold rule

奇裝異服
& O0 g; w  ~" g2 S, aa fantastic garb
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$ o: N4 B& d, f$ w2 D) o明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong
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雨後春筍
  d$ t1 G0 z! V6 z# E6 }& nlike bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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雨過天青
8 Q8 P9 }& b3 F  C9 e4 IAfter a storm comes a calm.

2 j& X3 P8 S9 U& |6 b秀才不出門能知天下事
8 U( y' Q9 C- bA scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.
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+ ?3 _2 L! Q, k& T事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.

+ D3 ?0 t9 [( Y  ?來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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) j% L9 L; L* U0 t2 p金玉其外敗絮其中
* c, ?% g! Y5 d( W3 U. `# UAll that glitters is not gold.
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$ H9 }: F/ a/ v- \4 N兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.
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若要人不知除非己莫為
If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

8 A) r  N: a+ X6 E6 @0 X0 a沒有笑臉不出門
# x: r; D' c# h9 p8 k; `/ {9 iA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.
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往者不可諫，來者猶可追
9 L. M; H; R. S  @  f, fA mill cannot grind with the water that is past.

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姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain

# @) ]( o; i5 M& G: u流芳百世
; D, F# n9 i- A; I# A* U7 ca niche in the temple of fame
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4 C" H& q5 R* f7 ~7 U) L為虎作倀
, V6 p1 W4 N1 t7 N1 o$ g4 bto act as guide to a tiger

4 Q1 |) A9 o/ r% x. v孤注一擲
/ ?2 [# b1 q8 I6 w% `to put all ones egg in one basket

勇者不懼
6 }8 h7 i, Q4 IA brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf

1 J4 p9 G6 I$ q+ q1 |4 ^7 ^美中不足
# ~" i/ H4 z& H; La fly in the ointment

9 k& T: [6 P. z# b+ V, N  P, f背道而馳
to run counter
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" B/ }" Y! S& {  U. e6 o7 d走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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  k7 m! K% S" U風燭殘年
0 K8 i8 Q; }) ato have one foot in the grave

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

: W. S% }6 m7 c( V% q; r活到老學到老
1 @. L5 v+ X* B/ }+ j6 iIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

前事不忘後事之師
/ B4 X; s1 O3 D7 C, D. R  c2 rRemember the past and it will guide your future.
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星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人寬容如待己
- y5 [7 W. \; e. X" iLive and let live.
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) q, O8 D$ M% W  Q- fLearn to walk before you run.

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病從口入禍從口出
, v; a  [" I8 \2 q& s  RIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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笑裏藏刀
8 I+ [& N8 [- C9 H" sa smile to hide ones hate

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope
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% j' R; l- Y7 [! b' k9 q" E1 w海底撈月
to fish in the air

$ o1 e1 t0 d" l海底撈針
to look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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: C; ?% z( }0 z( p2 j差之毫釐失之千里
7 H$ q/ C% ~3 lA miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.
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# e% _# v; E3 `) o2 H! n殺身成仁
& R' L: [9 [2 ]2 Xto sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

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

6 r8 y- ~" M. D4 I2 G) t飢不擇食
3 K( H8 T$ A+ `& uA good appetite is a good sauce.

害群之馬
black sheep

家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity
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+ P+ H1 D' j: Q) z2 w旁觀者清
# I) _$ {- V6 Y( d4 X8 oThe outside sees the best of the game.

時運不濟
to have a bad time

殊途同歸
1 J8 n2 `0 o6 {4 p+ F  {. zAll roads lead to Rome .

+ a% S! i2 h, |* L' F8 b眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.

疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.

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

* f- M9 z: I" s4 c) o莫在太歲頭上動土
7 K- E( H. R2 BLet sleeping dogs lie.

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