中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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/ d; I' C& h1 \) z7 l! G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
  d) V/ b# t0 p* y9 iOnce bitten, twice shy.
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0 {7 _4 ?: U. S0 c一言既出，駟馬難追
5 L" ^& Q3 w, k# x( u: Q/ XA word spoken is past recalling.

一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight

一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

; m+ o' Z6 o5 x6 U一寸光陰一寸金
3 V5 Y( `0 J  N! A0 b+ CTime 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
5 k* \4 [7 l) M( pWhat millions died that Caesar might be great.

2 \3 Y- E* R& J0 q( I, u& s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
4 E, U! t1 |: _' V% k8 {5 RYou cannot please everyone.

( r& ^/ F9 D2 b7 m4 Y+ a& x' \一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.
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/ w* M% h! Z( d- E/ Q九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape

人生如夢
: ]$ i; _6 C1 o) M1 d  a; d- bLife is but a dream.
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' h9 j6 m- ?6 {4 S/ t& L& J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.
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7 Z; V. |; b# [3 z. C人定勝天
- d2 }+ f4 E- CMan can conquer nature.

+ r+ m# C, G7 J3 x" Z. B# m4 Z* i1 Z人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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$ _' E/ l+ P% ?6 B- B十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.
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三思而後行
7 j: x! C* Z+ a; E! ^, gLook before you leap.

三句不離本行
2 y! C, s/ I3 T7 V5 P2 gto talk shop
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8 q4 f  F9 n* V, N" A三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.

千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread

9 G8 g( w0 }1 V8 v/ W  T大智若愚
2 v% q, l( Y8 y1 EHe who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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Rome was not built in a day.

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.

" y  {0 ?- ?% y! b* [0 }8 l小題大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill.

小洞不補，大來吃苦
0 z0 ~. h9 S5 k2 w8 e, o/ ?8 V: GA stitch in time saves nine.

小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.
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3 _) i8 V/ O. `2 ^/ ?, k+ B9 z工欲善其事，必先利其器
You cannot make bricks without straw.
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8 ^- V2 q( ]9 j7 M- }不要厚此薄彼
Dont 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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1 I% y. u: s4 k5 r7 b" c7 U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
; w4 J8 e- w8 |. y- I3 qDo unto others as you would be done.

+ Z* ~* |! c% k, k仁者無敵
! A+ ~  t# X1 N  O/ t# h( RThe benevolent have no enemy.

工欲善其事必先利器
1 N6 E' `; G% G- B9 `6 jYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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亡羊補牢
, _7 Y5 }  `: GBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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不告而別
to take French leave

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& q) N2 |: |( H+ p% L+ r) fDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

# D4 Q; W9 w* J3 c0 a3 ^不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

% g% a3 O; h5 G0 Q; q3 \! B7 _不畏艱難
Take the bull by the horns.
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1 V6 @% X& @& D& Y# @- l不戰而屈人之兵
- |2 g' U) Y+ o7 HThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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+ W5 ?5 d! Q# n. Q  L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
" k0 E4 A. g4 h2 TExperience is the mother of wisdom.
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2 _3 P# z% u2 {/ d4 ]+ D+ L少年老成
; x8 G# d! S' ~& Pto 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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天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.
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; L& p) w4 n6 [6 s. X7 f6 z天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.
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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.

毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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# e& I5 I  ~1 K- j; t- g心正不怕雷打
5 ~, H3 {7 L1 B$ FA good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
8 k2 O" F' N7 K8 R4 Y& qBury the tomahwak(hatchet).

仁者無敵
4 t) s, G3 m7 T5 w- F4 O* @/ U, AThe benevolent have no enemy.
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今日事今日畢
7 M1 m$ {4 f: B7 p# R/ y: [Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

' n; E$ R" S3 c文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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' {  U- J/ [& U以身作則
6 z6 T/ J6 r( @- M/ Pto practice what one practices

以毒攻毒
; H% ]) \8 y. N' \1 ?, ~% e$ jto set a thief to catch a thief

以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one
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: K- y9 p5 Z) N5 X以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

1 r0 g; z1 E! x5 w0 m3 q5 V以寡敵眾
; X9 {. m# m: ~- Z7 P3 ?: X7 i) hto fight against longer odds

以德報怨
7 _7 ]& }: J# G7 Zto render good for evil
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以其人之道還治其人之身
" P8 E. x9 T2 y4 j+ U4 Q/ ?  }7 U3 G7 VSet a thief to catch a thief.

9 N, y8 S* T4 U: w以子之矛，攻子之盾
" X3 F4 m( M" V3 e. [0 eto turn a persons battery against himself

* _6 j, c( L( \+ b# c9 x; K3 }' }四大皆空
All is vanity.
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6 W7 u" ^% j* b( u' m9 w四海之內皆兄弟
$ G7 B9 W: v/ p9 G$ xAll are brothers within the four seas.

未雨綢繆
/ @6 S: ^4 F- A4 y/ ?! t8 Fto save against a rainy day

4 m( D, r, D3 t6 o9 H- \" z. v! }目不識丁
not know A from B

失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

: d8 ?' I1 W( z6 U失之毫釐，差之千里
7 N) }9 ^3 F: E# |- p7 WA miss is as good as a mile.
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3 }9 ?" N# a; Q3 q; I* b只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
. b4 C8 O! x4 q8 ~9 y9 q# A; aLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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/ t7 Y, r% \2 q& @9 O4 F0 [4 a$ x毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down

! H- b8 g6 g6 ~打鐵趁熱
4 s) V+ N( _* a9 Y5 {, ~, E$ f4 [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.

4 f1 \) F; C( D5 m只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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$ y4 D/ A2 u6 o: C5 f6 I任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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自作自受
$ Z! X) f" c" a5 P2 n  eAs 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
- c5 u3 [  S  {2 L7 Yto shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
" f4 N0 _: ?- A3 U8 Z6 ]After us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal
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' @: Z0 i& j" Z# [2 C/ p% G, B先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows
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因地制宜
! c/ K; W2 j5 K, `9 H% ?1 Mact according to circumstances
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3 c9 `3 N5 ^7 W1 h有勇無謀
more brave than wise

有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.
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7 n  E" M3 W6 e, z有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.
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有錢能使鬼推磨
! p" S, |8 W8 k- X$ [9 D/ PMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.

: v  Y6 U% ~7 n& H江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.
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百無一失
0 M$ p+ {' O, [; e' [Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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8 R7 ]# Q$ O) ^, t0 U2 G9 D8 }+ N百聞不如一見
3 y$ u: Y; I/ l) d1 O$ m. LTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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; B. z+ f/ ?8 }3 q' P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.

色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

7 P. u; B& v0 z# H& Y+ Z3 Y* v  c% c吉人自有天相
" x" F4 J; p1 N6 t- Z$ xThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

如人飲水冷暖自知
( T; A8 O. ?7 j2 e. gOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
/ c; v  f0 H4 W1 p+ l6 F7 H5 P/ ^No gain without pain.

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: n8 N6 j" `+ S' J4 d弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience

# {$ z" ]4 k% H7 p  ]0 K/ Y忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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忘恩負義
# h0 E/ i# P1 @2 A6 U( Eto kick down the ladder

走馬看花
a flying visit
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to nip a thing in the bud

佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
Too many cooks spoil the broth.

身在福中不知福
9 p1 E" S6 |+ HThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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. ?) l! E9 l3 t4 D% Z你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
. `' V) E: z: pYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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) N% z) e9 \) G. M1 d2 y別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.
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志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.
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8 T6 {% h* e# w奇裝異服
9 F! ^" E$ A. t6 l* Ra fantastic garb

' D* W$ {1 N/ M' M2 N忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

明辨是非
8 O. S" M  y' J' U$ `& pto distinguish right from wrong

) g7 c4 i6 n' p  n9 t+ C知足常樂
4 X- F2 e) a/ @) x% tHappy is he who is content
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5 o0 ^6 K2 |3 s  g. I知足者富
He who feels contented is rich
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/ H6 @" M9 _2 m知人知面不知心
Its 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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, c3 V( p& x  J" y, k! |# scastles in the air

金科玉律
the gold rule

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# t1 j; P# }7 u+ a1 aa fantastic garb

' b5 n3 V/ a. f1 H+ p明辨事非
! z- V9 I; P, s2 d; k( |( U9 wto distinguish right fromwrong
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雨後春筍
like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

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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
1 ~5 s% o1 P5 s3 k5 Q9 H& |( V& hFacts are most convincing.
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7 z* j7 t: U& v+ n* w3 N來得容易去得快
2 D! h' K8 O6 B. i; ]0 [Easy come, easy go.
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金玉其外敗絮其中
  R  L; _4 J9 a" AAll that glitters is not gold.
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兔子不吃窩邊草
9 B. d8 ]6 C* s0 z6 x# L; y' LThe fox preys farthest from his hole.

' V! Q8 _. y2 y2 F+ a4 r" O) M/ l9 c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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; ^/ |) q1 r) _' J4 |沒有笑臉不出門
) C: V1 E* R2 c0 }A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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; p- l( a' k1 K# B5 d/ D虎父無虎子
Like father, like son.
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往者不可諫，來者猶可追
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.


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Marriages are made in heaven.
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逆來順受
& H* s' ~0 Y, Cto make the best of a bad bargain

" U; _! V7 Z# ~0 W, }流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame

. M' D2 e* y  e1 [) B' u% E- e為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger

孤注一擲
4 u) P+ q; [0 s# Z# O5 }to put all ones egg in one basket
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勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

: R4 S! t" g+ Q8 b洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf

美中不足
& M# {1 u  A4 \a fly in the ointment

3 d# h- z% C- f/ l背道而馳
to run counter
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( o% _+ Y4 E# Q5 F! y! O% R6 L走湯蹈火
to go through fire and water
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% y' X* {+ G* v. X( U. e風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave

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

" p/ Z8 |; l' l7 i活到老學到老
1 L7 W% z1 X( V( F; CIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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: o( a; O) p' Z; x# b& R9 J# z4 I' q. @前事不忘後事之師
Remember the past and it will guide your future.
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/ ]% z+ R5 ?) `4 E& L! h星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人寬容如待己
Live 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
: _6 m+ r! f2 G' D2 C2 h% kIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

笑裏藏刀
a smile to hide ones hate

% z* w% |' q( g# {+ i: [2 ?: V$ g3 R留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope
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海底撈月
2 v) r% ]" ^# Kto fish in the air
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) ^# P* r: R0 [1 U7 u% _海底撈針
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

既往不咎
& |8 x2 u% X; K& A/ z$ J% e5 aLet 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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! u( e0 C9 T+ i) s! s殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

- a% _% n2 \( k7 R' ^+ J$ C) a/ O飢不擇食
, D& n* _; D7 ~6 e. M. LA good appetite is a good sauce.

5 d  E8 r# U* o9 s害群之馬
black sheep

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

, l/ m  E1 s' m3 Y- i1 V) h/ ^( J恩威並濟
) U, W: G  F% _" F' }0 Falternate weakness with severity

旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.

時運不濟
# ?# c% w4 W6 c2 V% Wto have a bad time

, X/ T) D6 z( O6 P殊途同歸
1 s* N% W8 E& A: N5 Y8 }All roads lead to Rome .
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眾志成城/團結就是力量
% R/ F! {" R' J' UUnion is strenth.

7 w1 I) D7 o/ ^3 ~& K疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.
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旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.

莫在太歲頭上動土
4 V% h# i6 F" K4 HLet sleeping dogs lie.

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