中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
比上不足，比下有余"worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
7 g2 I& x% g$ y笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
不眠之夜white night　
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
- K7 t7 U' Y; w! [' C2 B不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
' w. m0 ]& }  `1 o$ H& r* F大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
: F- ?' H7 y: D( e/ ?. p国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
0 j7 n% B& w1 n- {: B过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
; G' t8 d' \/ I. |( D* M, I# d好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
8 v* C  i1 I9 K! z* k1 l( Q! M好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
) j9 X9 x  I, R* j7 U  d8 q和气生财Harmony brings wealth
5 U+ a1 f- ?9 c5 u$ C8 D活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
, m/ S7 D4 Q: q4 o3 t0 r4 c既往不咎let bygones be bygones
* ?" b* s* \+ t% N6 P金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
5 f/ R0 x! O5 `0 g金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
) T9 a# {+ G% ^" p2 e1 m) C1 O脚踏实地be down-to-earth
+ ^3 t7 U5 ^! }" {脚踩两只船sit on the fence
3 ?$ n0 ]2 g  S2 k4 _君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
0 G8 |% G3 B" y) Z6 i老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
" t( o2 B! `+ \) L( {马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
. }4 _0 s$ ]* {/ c# N1 A名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
3 l) F, t: G; }茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
+ ]* @; K. p0 ?) B+ q8 k! Q没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
每逢佳节倍思亲
) m2 c7 ]+ f5 \7 h6 u4 z  u6 {! uOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
6 Y# N' n$ l8 `/ L  @谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
- x8 k! H. M, n) R7 I巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw.
千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
) p7 Q. }9 T8 L' n  e' Q+ i: k& X前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
% s) P$ w1 z3 V/ p前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
One sows and another reaps.
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
. i; k9 |# E1 D& t* c8 j- I$ B强强联手win-win co-operation
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
2 b2 }5 L# a/ k) m人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
死而后已until my heart stops beating
3 Y4 E9 N& i+ T8 N0 M* l1 B岁岁平安Peace all year round
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
$ M" n- o: f: @' E! ?# o. J塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
1 H( N* I4 T: d: L9 H* CAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
! r; ?9 y9 e/ Z$ l四十不惑Life begins at forty.
; m, n0 U, c# x1 o+ `$ H谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
! ^+ |9 {% C( n. Q5 O+ q! [杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
! n, M. ~# X/ i/ `, u7 k实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
# A0 ?7 i2 E  T9 c/ d说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
. A9 P/ C9 e" n/ u山不在高，有仙则名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
$ U# c* u& m# g; Y2 q* E' R4 J糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
3 @3 \) l' A1 t) i天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
7 H0 x5 G- P/ U) e. D" E6 k5 Z团结就是力量Unity is strength.
4 i# s7 Z8 p( C, F& H. c跳进黄河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
3 v  }) t* N2 W0 o& R0 f- W; P9 v. A物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
, M0 m/ v% T  a" ]! L! e往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
2 P9 u) S) T  I  k4 g$ ~唯利是图draw water to one's mill
0 V: r' K7 [+ E& a  S& E0 C8 U* Q无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
" |+ m; Z* D" t/ c: d8 V4 x无中生有make/create something out of nothing
9 }: r5 r: y& P" J1 L无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
% P& N3 D! ^$ z徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
3 b7 a* B/ W6 V虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
, G1 Y7 g6 S* t$ e; D3 t蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
心想事成May all your wish come true
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
4 ^4 P) r( D: r, c5 N先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
# h4 e, ]- l; F: m0 R. H" O2 {像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
4 `; E, D3 M2 J! h9 |现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
9 K) D# G9 Z1 c5 H# c息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
- k! a2 R. R7 m( t3 }喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
! W* d5 _) A+ B循序渐进step by step
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
" u% N5 n2 q2 C9 N: J! [1 S* S有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
! n+ {" b+ }$ d! U4 t# H有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
有识之士people of vision
& q3 l" k. \* w3 a# C8 l有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
; u3 C; m! w9 N* ?0 l4 g有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
与时俱进advance with times
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
, d3 w. q$ Q& E6 I欲穷千里目，更上一层楼"to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight."
' a2 Q4 {* G" R+ D; n5 E  J" G欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
& h  H# x: J6 l7 ~% b$ s% F  X, Q9 T冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
; |" u% {/ [! m5 ~冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
5 Z6 f3 U& x. g招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
债台高筑become debt-ridden
5 f, {* F1 r. y# R, I致命要害Achilles' heel
众矢之的target of public criticism
9 f  k2 a' |' s. i; }- y知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
8 Y& ?3 ?: O( l' p* B$ h( y. n1 e纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
+ }! p! a6 y  n9 D9 s$ J左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place

connie

好帖！已收藏！！！

charlotte

确实好，有时给老外朋友讲解某一个成语的时候，总是词不达意，现在有了这个贴，就可以用现成的了。谢谢！！！！

小叶子

多谢！

阿里

好帖

xry

excellent!

OliveOil

Great! I am gonna try to teach someone  some of those!

风潇潇水潇潇

比如。。。。马马虎虎-（horse,horse,tiger,tiger)
                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
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  哈哈~好笑把！！！