中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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& T0 S% K9 B7 i: r# H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
Once bitten, twice shy.
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一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.

一見鍾情
* {4 N+ q  o6 }. E! X* D6 ^to fall in love at first sight

9 o  W, u* j8 x一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

一寸光陰一寸金
" x3 h. S' _9 Z, w! YTime is money.

( ^2 H# p0 r; K2 D+ \5 [一失足成千古恨
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.
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一將功名萬古枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.
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' Y% i& i; z( R7 w2 Y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
" D7 L5 `2 }9 p2 bNever make two bites of a cherry.

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) T" p% I  O5 W" l" k$ O- I2 C6 |九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape

人生如夢
Life is but a dream.

! E& {* ~) K- Q人生自古誰無死
! B: d7 g: g, ~- pDeath comes to all men.
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' v  O! a& T( a人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

人定勝天
  ~3 r7 A1 x3 I$ \Man can conquer nature.
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+ L% u2 Q8 |- ^2 B  x人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.
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三思而後行
Look before you leap.

7 Z2 C( E# k( E" [三句不離本行
% X9 @% @) U6 Z# _to talk shop

' _+ h0 T& h5 ^6 @8 J4 l4 Q三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
, k* ~$ h) ^" |* dTwo heads are better than one.
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千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread

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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6 H4 m, T  D7 g3 [- i$ g! Hat the end of ones resources

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
; S, n! J4 y" yAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.

小題大做
7 h9 u4 e- E6 jMake a mountain out of a molehill.

小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.

小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.
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工欲善其事，必先利其器
4 s2 W/ K" n% XYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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2 ]" |: U3 a& U! D& M% K不畏艱難
1 j; ^$ h% _* u0 QTake the bull by the horns.
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不要不自量力
0 R9 ]: Z$ U- n  `Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

" @3 g  g7 r& `/ n己所不欲勿施於人
Do unto others as you would be done.

仁者無敵
& G; X7 h: t* X9 I) g# xThe benevolent have no enemy.

工欲善其事必先利器
6 }+ Z' O$ w9 p5 c% cYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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亡羊補牢
1 G+ d# U  k5 E; P* x( IBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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4劃
# d8 D5 g% Z8 n; j0 S不告而別
to take French leave

不要不自量力
2 C; S; B( }  E4 vDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

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.

$ e8 [  _& R8 d* P0 p# }; B4 W+ f- l不戰而屈人之兵
/ y. V0 p, a; A  Z# s- f, f+ zThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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不入虎穴焉得虎子
4 K6 ?. u) @) U* [2 n9 e* ^How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.

" X5 B$ S/ Q; K/ B少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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天無絕人之路
3 O& }' C5 S) Y+ s1 K( }God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

) O$ D7 [& f5 K" C& c天下烏鴉一般黑
" L; p& T7 p. j+ P3 ~, a4 OCrows 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.
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& s: ~4 M% N2 A1 ?1 e+ D天助自助者
: r- F4 X6 C) K, nHeaven helps those who help themselves.

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
0 G  N& ^3 K8 u$ uIt is the unexpected that always happens.
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5 S& x0 n5 X) B2 `% |0 V3 O8 n" W毛遂自薦
; y/ U' k' ~9 j. |! i# _) I2 H* Y. vto recommend ones own person

心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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化干戈為玉帛
" T4 o, I& F2 v7 fBury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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; z$ R: s/ ^: I仁者無敵
* C# x3 y! _$ i; ~' }% F& _The benevolent have no enemy.
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; ^6 i7 C0 t- Y今日事今日畢
/ w6 j. }9 J5 d! l, D% d/ d7 u+ eNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.


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以身作則
0 R# x; A" P2 _$ M- yto practice what one practices

以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief
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以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one

以逸待勞
/ ]9 Y: V, }0 o8 O8 f, L2 G; U0 G) XTo wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.
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以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

以德報怨
to render good for evil
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以其人之道還治其人之身
) t0 M4 L- ]1 BSet a thief to catch a thief.
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以子之矛，攻子之盾
- ?) w: ]2 q5 ato turn a persons battery against himself

, T9 C4 v8 n9 Y9 Y( a: N& I四大皆空
All is vanity.
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5 o) F0 K8 Q  L, _: F# K四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.

未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day

; o3 W3 n+ L( I/ M! V目不識丁
9 A$ V1 H( Z6 G4 Knot know A from B

4 C6 N$ r& ?$ o& @* V1 g* o* ~失敗為成功之母
4 A, g0 N; K  t& y1 @3 W, `Failure is the mother of success.
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失之毫釐，差之千里
8 S. W- J: K  a" m* P; A/ _- ~A miss is as good as a mile.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
8 l7 B% ^( p" A+ Q" D3 f; L& B& oLittle strokes fell great oaks.

毛遂自薦
7 t( @+ `" @$ y# W5 p  Q, L2 a% bto recommend ones own person
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to hit a person when hes down
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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.
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5 D. ^$ ~: w6 S3 c  T! |$ Z: @! Z只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.
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任勞任怨
( s. v' U: t& |to bear hardship without complaint
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5 D+ }9 k( H2 m自作自受
. t6 \+ a0 r% a2 t- T+ [: d: Z% w/ uAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.

自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back

自力更生
( ]% \( ~: A9 R. ^! Z% uto shift for oneself

自掃門前雪
After us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
. l" h, M7 p6 D8 L% T/ tthe return of a prodigal
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& H$ N) d$ v! q: i2 w! e$ h' d, J! s先下手為強
9 V! Y0 s3 W" V: t# w, r( X1 e& xOffence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
& Q0 W8 P) p9 X9 P: l, |to share ones joys and sorrows

因地制宜
act according to circumstances

$ A. k4 W/ K% C; n有勇無謀
& O6 n; f. _/ g6 M0 K$ v6 @more brave than wise
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有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.
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) ?7 r8 a# F+ \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
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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6 Z# w' o% ^3 M5 M0 _8 u" z江山易改本性難移
* Y3 `# D1 q2 X9 Y$ g3 p. xThe child is father of the man.
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" m1 [) I. @4 R6 V, q9 v6 `0 b; f百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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; O; V; R+ y  ^/ k; h百聞不如一見
" l  h% I0 j) ?9 V) c% d5 p7 p- ?To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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4 n. y; d5 t+ _- x5 ?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
+ U0 u0 A1 R* D! YEvery dog has his day.
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色是假，美是空
8 D: E' o* f% Q* K, ~7 NCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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7 [! g% u" Y  e% t吉人自有天相
The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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如人飲水冷暖自知
6 ~4 Z5 t0 P& e" T! m) [Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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" M% b' n' I+ G+ H- i: g吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
% \" x% ?2 c/ ]% P" Q. v1 R, iNo gain without pain.

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5 ?5 @- c3 [( E2 Y% \/ oOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark

忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience
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patience for a moment; comfort for many years
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忘恩負義
# z/ F& t. W: [# [to kick down the ladder
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走馬看花
6 c# _0 e' `9 q8 @* ?0 ba flying visit

防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud

' p3 ^8 V4 r+ D: V5 e1 v& ?佛要金裝，人要衣裝
# L" Y; `; l0 p+ NFine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
, w( B+ Y3 g+ Q; h3 M* pToo many cooks spoil the broth.

% |- Z1 ]1 G, v4 a( C5 j身在福中不知福
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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0 K/ D7 Y4 S) |0 Z5 ?你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
( ?4 p3 R# i/ Q4 C4 _You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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, ^2 j( I  H% [2 B) s別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.
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Hitch your wagon to a star.


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# I1 ]# N7 U) m3 Q+ K5 `a fantastic garb
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忠言逆耳
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

% a3 }$ {0 Q4 t# k1 }9 v9 Q明辨是非
9 P" W* k' \* b! p; Sto distinguish right from wrong
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2 G3 l9 T8 {, ]* B$ [知足常樂
Happy is he who is content

知足者富
" U/ P% Y% A  c( fHe who feels contented is rich

7 e( ]- I+ J% {; o) W0 c; H9 J知人知面不知心
2 ^) N" U, t, j- L- d- BIts easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.
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3 K% [6 {, o2 r知己知彼百戰百勝
* w7 Z2 i* Z5 p1 gKnow your enemy and know yourself.
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空中樓閣
castles in the air
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金科玉律
6 }2 g! L7 }$ J/ mthe gold rule
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( N6 [9 S# O4 K& v. A. o3 W0 J- [# ]奇裝異服
  K! T, a8 d$ [2 ?- e) J! ~a fantastic garb
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明辨事非
7 F- z8 ?5 \- f, w7 Wto distinguish right fromwrong
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% L7 {2 n) ^6 B: }+ D/ L% ^雨後春筍
* Q9 G7 o5 _4 v+ _like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

& N; m  S% A& ]% q% j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.

) `$ a+ h$ ?# Y' I! n9 }事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.
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來得容易去得快
% G: Q5 R+ j2 O9 _. fEasy come, easy go.
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2 p! b- ~) w+ K金玉其外敗絮其中
6 _# @! r% U, D+ C- @2 F3 ~1 yAll that glitters is not gold.

8 ~( ?( c# W5 a. ^# l3 B0 f兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.

1 y) j" T1 r( A& {若要人不知除非己莫為
) n+ t1 Z4 K' M: iIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

沒有笑臉不出門
) }: N$ d. m3 V, nA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
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Like father, like son.

0 ?, F0 k4 @/ a8 U) x% 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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' k1 H# t  s' V; \* ^) P姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.

6 L3 U7 W' ^$ M9 r逆來順受
to make the best of a bad bargain
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流芳百世
$ y* N! p, U2 c6 Y3 e! g# j) c4 s! Wa niche in the temple of fame
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為虎作倀
to act as guide to a tiger

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  t0 C! {! r; D6 @( w, Z) [' |to put all ones egg in one basket

' u* W: E! E  s- p. o勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

$ s5 j" n; ^4 A+ F% X8 i8 v洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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美中不足
. \) T: D9 L1 \% Z% [8 E# na fly in the ointment
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背道而馳
4 d5 R; w& Z9 P* j" y  Rto run counter
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1 F! Q- Z! \+ `2 D$ D; w走湯蹈火
3 N' x0 V( J2 l' f# h9 Y) Tto go through fire and water
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; m* i" B. V+ l# [- G, n- V# n風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave
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風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
1 k+ ~& c+ M5 Uto apprehend danger in every sound
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活到老學到老
" m- T7 l0 T: H, O, i/ zIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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4 w+ D+ U3 |8 i( t; J2 k前事不忘後事之師
9 {3 h$ B' h6 _  kRemember the past and it will guide your future.

星星之火可以燎原
; u: ?$ p, ^  M5 aA single spark can start a prairie fire.
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; K3 c+ a3 C! n2 z7 x, k4 t) L待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.

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% W1 y2 F) s. ~4 t2 t- {& I/ aLearn to walk before you run.


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病從口入禍從口出
9 W* D( I9 x4 v* x: W& ]& AIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

4 L; f1 p! ?( q7 ?笑裏藏刀
4 E% O+ `. ]7 T0 e: Xa smile to hide ones hate

9 y; B" {$ _1 Q/ c. [/ [( o留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope

/ v4 B* ], I2 {& R) u( S海底撈月
. g9 ?# {9 i) [( Jto fish in the air

' J* u- b: ^5 _% M8 P; X1 v% n海底撈針
8 M9 Q7 k2 f0 k  j( ?6 t8 a! g6 Y- qto look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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: ]  t+ k4 w' Z5 y) L% \' F9 P" M差之毫釐失之千里
0 B1 g8 w% o9 l( DA miss is as good as a mile
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既往不咎
0 H, o( B, G2 Z5 B4 ^3 ~Let the dead bury their dead.

; C4 v  W3 V9 r9 g, l( o5 X殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
* U2 O8 x  E% q+ |' F  m4 QTake not a musket to kill a butterfly
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飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.
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害群之馬
0 U/ U/ T3 e4 oblack sheep

1 G# o1 z4 F- f2 O/ E& @家醜不可外揚
+ B8 ~! B0 ~+ m2 @$ @5 RDont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
/ X/ h3 i8 o' m: h* D6 ~alternate weakness with severity

7 R% P& U% W/ \  s& w0 C2 o旁觀者清
' f8 b2 u% N, G" d( P3 k; \. FThe outside sees the best of the game.
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時運不濟
  e% a# S1 r+ z& o# \" Qto have a bad time
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& S. A( v" M  @: ?, _殊途同歸
% k% e0 r8 P8 [7 b. S! M. c1 HAll roads lead to Rome .
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( T6 i1 [# o+ |1 y9 U% D眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.

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旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.
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莫在太歲頭上動土
( w. z. B- B; c- [1 B' PLet sleeping dogs lie.

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