中国成语英译

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中国成语英译
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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
7 o# l" y9 Q# N& I8 ROnce bitten, twice shy.
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一言既出，駟馬難追
2 S5 s" S+ j& I/ {7 qA word spoken is past recalling.

一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight
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5 ^  g: F: {. M4 o. g, _一箭雙鵰
: o2 i  i4 E* K, `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
2 k# G1 Y' d# \0 W# F2 `+ \) YThe error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

9 T+ h9 z2 T, w/ u9 e6 E' W6 l1 H一將功名萬古枯
What 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
9 a% U  {8 \5 Q( O3 d' p- bPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

5 C4 `$ p9 L- f) v" g, }/ e一人難稱百人意
2 M' o1 J+ T0 R) l4 ]: j, i; mYou cannot please everyone.

4 C: w: H) Z9 \+ M一氣呵成
9 S& @; F. ]6 B/ ]7 }- v7 \Never make two bites of a cherry.

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7 j: q5 p& n& r. E% ?) |9 }九死一生
% O# A+ Q" C9 K" B" K2 Y; dto have a hair-breadth escape

% c/ x% M; ~% X人生如夢
Life is but a dream.

9 r7 `; x; a5 ]& i/ k6 o- f, m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.
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人定勝天
1 w& C1 n* [4 {; L: F) h9 KMan can conquer nature.

' K8 Z* j  Z* s+ b0 g' l2 e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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+ f4 I% A" L, i$ t+ m: Q: }5 L三思而後行
; r8 t4 f+ ?! g* U  n$ R% @Look before you leap.
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三句不離本行
to talk shop
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三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
0 }' f/ S( n. G  B/ j" q7 qTwo heads are better than one.

" n- \' d# H7 f+ B, p8 [1 o千鈞一髮
; V! u) Z. _" L  Mto hang by a hair thread
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& |. w& f* N; x: U" q8 Y/ r; W大智若愚
1 @1 O: G+ N- w& |( l8 K! X1 c! HHe who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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2 n) l2 _1 N; M- A6 [% p) P4 H- c大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.
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1 K' _" O" K- o0 h# s3 }+ ?山窮水盡
9 \7 B) n9 Y$ I3 U" J+ i  E  hat the end of ones resources

* i# }9 x) Y$ S, F& t山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
: S$ P5 t5 G  \% L& n2 Y' a9 E' }Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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" X: y6 ~8 \6 Y* e' b1 o* ~小題大做
$ L) d2 |* g$ K* g" fMake a mountain out of a molehill.

* R" x* `+ e4 v9 ]' n( C/ {$ q小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.
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/ w7 G& n0 d5 d: R# }7 D& _, ^) v小不忍則亂大謀
$ `; J$ W; V+ m; i: oPatience is a virtue.

2 I4 U7 K1 d& O7 J工欲善其事，必先利其器
1 o1 Z. n+ B# U) {You cannot make bricks without straw.

不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
1 A/ @+ Z# f. ITake the bull by the horns.
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4 z! U$ |8 h% ^- z不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

- E0 k- j  N/ @5 `/ S/ m2 k/ D己所不欲勿施於人
% _2 m7 B& H  T2 X) p! A5 A" T4 {Do unto others as you would be done.
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" }. `% E$ m$ S) y! Y- e仁者無敵
/ v; Z$ X5 s3 F% IThe benevolent have no enemy.

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You cannot make bricks without straw.
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亡羊補牢
" _8 L0 Y, l9 {0 g$ P7 }7 n$ J7 z" |Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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8 L+ B: i9 V' {1 ~; R: }' \/ B不告而別
, ^0 }* m$ h0 V9 e( F, @to take French leave
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不要不自量力
' K/ \# R" N6 uDont put a quarter into a pint pot.

不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艱難
9 b# T) j( g) w- TTake the bull by the horns.

不戰而屈人之兵
( n; B6 H- [# a: S; L$ \" w, K% V0 ]The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

不入虎穴焉得虎子
3 I2 {: t: x- |; GHow can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.

不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
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少年老成
2 W4 K1 |& s; z! n2 U9 Oto have an old head on young shoulders
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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
% C$ \9 C: I" sCrows are black all over the world.

8 p+ f# C" }' V( a: v2 [% X天無絕人之路
. v# `6 z  @/ {8 W( sGod 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.

. a: r8 h9 X6 `' |5 e$ y6 z天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
" I# [$ ?. Z0 y& ?! l: L# ^' {- }It is the unexpected that always happens.
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毛遂自薦
  e# w0 p2 w  G/ s5 Lto recommend ones own person
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7 R' U* P6 A$ X* J8 `; K心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.

5 M! I$ _2 d& \% B& r4 l( N: @2 Z化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).

# Y. e. X, z- l, _2 \+ L仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

9 f3 E8 b8 K2 {6 h) e今日事今日畢
0 s: Z. o0 y  B+ m8 [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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* G( D* a+ p: V& @8 g以身作則
- C1 q; ^) M8 |0 i* \5 P  eto practice what one practices
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以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief
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& c9 T" q9 W4 a3 ?% N+ c& m0 v9 r以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one
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以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

! M+ g/ m; B, S/ A( c8 U; ~以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds
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% p2 c: T, r2 P* F$ g以德報怨
to render good for evil

, t0 v; \' K* k# h: r3 n以其人之道還治其人之身
Set a thief to catch a thief.

以子之矛，攻子之盾
8 j! k0 _* f' o! [; C& rto turn a persons battery against himself

四大皆空
2 u( O# Q+ V. a$ n& a* wAll is vanity.

四海之內皆兄弟
4 {) }, P. I4 H3 {1 xAll are brothers within the four seas.
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) M- f) _' i! y; z未雨綢繆
to save against a rainy day
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目不識丁
* E8 u' S: n( n' R' lnot know A from B

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

失之毫釐，差之千里
1 R3 P' m4 F" M8 T  R" vA miss is as good as a mile.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
8 Q: o5 C7 _9 ]: }/ jLittle strokes fell great oaks.

$ g3 V# G8 c1 ?/ x& J+ o& G5 q毛遂自薦
7 Y. Q# G% U/ w/ M4 Bto recommend ones own person

6 J2 y1 ~& u  t& a; E打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down

, X9 p% B0 W* ?8 a! m5 H, {3 _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
; C0 P( v5 i& w) mTo err is human; to forgive divine.

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

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任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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1 D: l% x. l5 U9 q! Z: P自作自受
+ B+ o6 ?  n9 wAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.

: n9 J  T4 R4 B1 P" L. B% Y" e自討苦吃
+ t% y4 A: q+ }to make a rod for ones own back
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  ^* Z6 g# a6 {; |$ U, d8 N! d' W自力更生
5 [2 Z& F3 t6 N; i+ @' V/ Wto shift for oneself

0 s; `  f3 `4 d7 K' f7 O) [自掃門前雪
+ X9 m+ v: J8 B% G/ t6 R: S% oAfter us the deluge.
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回頭浪子
) k& T6 H' T8 kthe return of a prodigal
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先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.

0 @% V% [8 E% u! L( K同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows

因地制宜
act according to circumstances

有勇無謀
more brave than wise

有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.
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, r) a+ N+ @: _6 v有志者事竟成
# Y- V! u) j. o: PWhere there is a will, there is a way.
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8 [2 q! s5 L  ~, ?1 |0 K5 s- I有錢能使鬼推磨
: W2 a% N/ c/ u) K% J" z7 TMoney makes the world go around. /Money talks.

+ [$ W4 f* J5 O: Y江山易改本性難移
The child is father of the man.
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百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.

! ]# S' G( M" S. \百聞不如一見
To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

( E, d( w" O2 q, o吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
/ b  n2 R" N- zIf you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.
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  T1 I+ r9 S: W9 W每人一生中皆有得意之日
( m4 s, k0 D! u) {8 F! [Every dog has his day.

色是假，美是空
0 ~  s% |3 i5 CCharm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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) {) v( ]- s$ X% T, n吉人自有天相
* S) d& g) D# H% h! bThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.
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, u/ [- O+ m- }7 v6 \- `, ?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
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, t  r6 g6 |8 U) t1 Z8 O忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience
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1 S8 k' N- h3 H$ [0 {' s1 \忍一時之氣免百日之憂
patience for a moment; comfort for many years

忘恩負義
: y: V! n; I7 Z$ [! w3 A+ ?to kick down the ladder

走馬看花
a flying visit
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8 n: R9 T" D6 u# }( D防患於未然
2 c- ]& R; X" G, }to nip a thing in the bud
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: h- \5 K& o# H& p! s  \, y4 o佛要金裝，人要衣裝
Fine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
) p, {1 ^! L( u& D. [# W2 pToo many cooks spoil the broth.

身在福中不知福
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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5 _, B) m* Z& P# c你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
1 ~% l& m9 P4 T. {2 y* mYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.
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% N" V9 m3 x& ?5 M6 P* A2 M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
6 W3 }% w/ h5 B0 JHitch your wagon to a star.


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; x# q* \$ p. _0 i0 D+ x奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

. k) w' V1 G0 T6 i忠言逆耳
6 v" p  q1 o4 r3 _( ~- C9 HHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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1 c4 a! h2 I* Z明辨是非
( Q; U; r  m; oto distinguish right from wrong

5 J/ _5 U! c: L$ H% L  x知足常樂
Happy is he who is content
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5 t9 L3 d4 z, W6 `: K+ \知足者富
He who feels contented is rich

0 n9 ~' h% H4 z: y$ e/ {( R# q知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

$ Q# k% ?/ A0 L6 d知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.
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空中樓閣
6 p) V& b- z+ `9 x; L/ h* f; hcastles in the air
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9 u0 O7 u' j: W' u# ~( z4 r0 d金科玉律
the gold rule
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! [% O+ a5 t( U: }奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

明辨事非
to distinguish right fromwrong

雨後春筍
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雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

0 \4 M- L" i- ], R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.
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% Y  L& b' r  z& ]  U事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.
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4 t/ m/ j/ k: u# l# N/ F. B來得容易去得快
7 u" T% m) t1 z: b4 b8 ^Easy come, easy go.
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金玉其外敗絮其中
; E9 a: l6 F& m2 U9 T" E; i( l) d: eAll that glitters is not gold.
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兔子不吃窩邊草
The fox preys farthest from his hole.

若要人不知除非己莫為
( _9 g/ \" g7 t! DIf you would not be known to do anything, never do it.
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. c: D' V4 V! K7 N9 K' v9 ^A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

虎父無虎子
2 M0 q8 `# x& h4 `3 kLike 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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8 w/ ]5 T1 W! `姻緣天註定
Marriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
! H. y7 O( O) Z) i1 jto make the best of a bad bargain

( }# D4 v7 t2 Y7 F! R流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame
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為虎作倀
3 ?% S. }1 z) D1 gto act as guide to a tiger

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7 \' d% ]: z& J& Nto put all ones egg in one basket
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- v; e4 w  d5 j: a) L勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.
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' K- y' ?! c. h洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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美中不足
a fly in the ointment
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背道而馳
to run counter

% _- a' O7 X; l$ w走湯蹈火
; Z1 ^% j1 A7 eto go through fire and water

( E9 i. {7 P6 R# {( |7 o風燭殘年
- C' @( A" R+ I. ^to have one foot in the grave

( P8 C- f. F2 r' ]( T風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
9 G% B4 x3 x6 [to apprehend danger in every sound

2 I7 n) W! p6 ~$ L* B) I活到老學到老
1 B0 I- X3 u6 d  O5 l5 rIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.
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) K9 ?" |) S2 W. t/ g4 K% o1 e! f4 P前事不忘後事之師
8 o) b# J5 V, p$ z& QRemember the past and it will guide your future.

星星之火可以燎原
9 G: h& f, T8 v8 |( n! a6 fA single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.

按部就班
9 {" H5 E: c3 I. r' I0 R  p# a8 f8 fLearn to walk before you run.
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病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

# e% q! M2 d8 ^' ~' j4 v笑裏藏刀
; T; @5 Y* T$ j; d2 qa smile to hide ones hate
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留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where theres life theres hope
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to fish in the air
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' E) ?, B% O9 U$ M+ G* T海底撈針
to look for a needle in a bundle of hay
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差之毫釐失之千里
6 O9 S; P' [% K: rA miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.
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殺身成仁
( K; _0 Y: K2 F% d* c( d, eto sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

殺雞焉用牛刀
/ u! @' j9 T  m$ B! H( NTake not a musket to kill a butterfly

飢不擇食
+ M/ {3 H) K- @/ c7 O: X, fA good appetite is a good sauce.
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害群之馬
" b+ e- ?, u+ S' E5 Z3 _- sblack sheep
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家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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) G% k- [4 m5 \: O% {7 d恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity

! [% V' d  `& A% B4 j旁觀者清
, Y" D9 W0 P8 T3 ~; [2 K- h( iThe outside sees the best of the game.

時運不濟
3 G. |0 g' G+ Z% l* e. Fto have a bad time
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殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .

( c3 d- N* ?6 z3 m- p眾志成城/團結就是力量
2 }9 M% u1 l" h- P9 i9 s; Z& w4 vUnion is strenth.

疾風知勁草
0 s9 [) \6 ?" W0 X1 C# q0 p0 t+ c* JAdversity reveals genius.

! {& f# f3 [& x旁觀者清，當局者迷
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( ~) ], {) A. OLet sleeping dogs lie.

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