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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9 e9 f6 q0 Z8 U: ?3 z一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩
1 v- M8 [0 z2 _$ g5 R; r( aOnce bitten, twice shy.
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一言既出，駟馬難追
A word spoken is past recalling.
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, k4 C. N' H$ P. d. E- E一見鍾情
to fall in love at first sight

  n+ q' |& [. }+ H- H) l* \一箭雙鵰
9 [6 K3 i4 P1 fKill two birds with one stone.

' x7 L# s3 P) @2 c一寸光陰一寸金
/ l0 Q3 Y  I1 y9 U: K" j) [) Q0 L+ dTime 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
What millions died that Caesar might be great.
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, i+ }8 g" B, |9 R( w$ a一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
2 [- n/ D$ T; uPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

一人難稱百人意
/ i! a6 ^9 c" d, D; ^% |1 ^You cannot please everyone.

" C. q. d: b) W) C+ w一氣呵成
) l( m0 u6 q4 o* Z% ?& |Never make two bites of a cherry.
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九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape

人生如夢
Life is but a dream.

人生自古誰無死
: [, ?4 @& R+ h1 N# i& lDeath 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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0 @/ p# b1 }& ~: L. M人定勝天
Man can conquer nature.

人不可貌相
2 J% r3 a$ Y# z: fAppearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.
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( l6 d7 b( M, ~! G) p十年風水輪流轉
Every dog has its day.

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三思而後行
, ?9 q4 ~: I6 J) z+ OLook before you leap.

* |: v! t* C+ [- l6 @三句不離本行
4 k8 b; h' O! o! W; wto talk shop

6 o5 m8 v* L/ W, x" ?' \三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
8 `- g, R! C0 Z  iTwo heads are better than one.

千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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大智若愚
4 c, P1 w5 Z; z. w, ]He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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大器晚成
' a6 k! S3 \( V: u% FRome was not built in a day.

$ \- [* R5 I1 g, t1 \: f. S山窮水盡
at the end of ones resources
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' j$ _  X2 e6 V0 }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.
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小題大做
# s1 F+ h+ q$ T) j. M  F+ LMake a mountain out of a molehill.

( }) X# L" G6 `5 J- H' ?. R小洞不補，大來吃苦
A stitch in time saves nine.
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小不忍則亂大謀
/ l0 v6 w8 S3 {2 U1 k/ d# P( EPatience is a virtue.
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工欲善其事，必先利其器
* E8 y  f) F3 w+ M* ?0 lYou cannot make bricks without straw.

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

, x* Q9 E$ y% |! h* r. m5 M$ U- M2 k8 j不畏艱難
6 A6 j& c9 v& ATake the bull by the horns.

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
* l4 n( t; ]) [1 |$ n: oDo unto others as you would be done.

仁者無敵
; v0 p; ]6 b% W1 ^6 v  ]The benevolent have no enemy.

* X. n) ^/ Z6 y' K2 A4 t% ~工欲善其事必先利器
* q7 c3 L; Q  K' s" g( QYou cannot make bricks without straw.

9 ^+ ^  `/ ~+ L: }4 R8 P亡羊補牢
Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend.

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不告而別
3 Y" w4 t% l& x- h  V" q9 Gto take French leave

1 b" `% `8 q* a' g, ^不要不自量力
9 u+ u( c* c6 {Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

0 C" \- x3 }) e( ?+ [& Y/ T不要厚此薄彼
4 t, x: V# b  B' r: B- WDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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不畏艱難
2 h) G( o1 h' \# E' {Take the bull by the horns.

不戰而屈人之兵
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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8 `; T5 \( w2 W$ t' P不入虎穴焉得虎子
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.

8 s9 H) r* p+ ?# y少年老成
to have an old head on young shoulders
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天無絕人之路
% w; {2 v: n, h! ~God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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3 r3 X, d! Q+ A' k# _天下烏鴉一般黑
& f$ h+ l" p) C( P! G. T7 e% T0 kCrows are black all over the world.
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天無絕人之路
* Y# n$ W; T: `; Y: d) S, TGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

天助自助者
& o2 u7 f3 w% h5 ZHeaven helps those who help themselves.
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2 a6 B: N; k# Q5 L天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
7 P) c9 S" ^# J8 @; l# N* QIt is the unexpected that always happens.

毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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心正不怕雷打
/ Y: j: P* Z! D- m. o9 l0 [A good conscience is a soft pillow.

6 R9 u: |, G8 {0 v) m+ c' B& Y) ~  N化干戈為玉帛
Bury the tomahwak(hatchet).
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( M$ x8 W8 {2 _3 q3 q- S* G仁者無敵
$ A' N3 Z0 w7 e7 R& @The benevolent have no enemy.

今日事今日畢
% X+ c: S" d1 J, q+ P1 gNever put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
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文勝於武
8 t) t; _: Q, W: ^6 X+ k3 A( X4 FThe pen is mightier than the sword.
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以身作則
" a3 Q& ?2 i6 f% t; sto practice what one practices

, y! X: J- B# u) ~以毒攻毒
& s4 x4 E$ t# Z7 \. g  B; Sto set a thief to catch a thief

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.

0 i3 i+ v8 m3 Y/ l: t1 \+ f以寡敵眾
! V4 V9 l# D  o2 Q4 e% Z, kto fight against longer odds

  ?1 V2 P2 F& E8 d. |# F以德報怨
" m# E) A& f# H* Q1 Dto render good for evil

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
. g" W9 I  u5 O. `% j4 cto turn a persons battery against himself

四大皆空
All is vanity.
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4 U. x) R* `2 ^, D: }$ l% f四海之內皆兄弟
All are brothers within the four seas.
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4 X' ~6 h, D6 e' G未雨綢繆
( ^2 K. M% ]6 a, ~; n3 Ito save against a rainy day

- i7 {6 [: }4 }" F* l. A目不識丁
not know A from B

: R8 g# ^- D9 J2 V' [$ d" m失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.

, I) q8 n4 E3 n/ j失之毫釐，差之千里
A miss is as good as a mile.

1 O0 c+ c, V7 y& p: W9 e! t6 e只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
Little strokes fell great oaks.

毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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打落水狗
& R+ I1 {/ X2 P3 X1 ^! B! uto hit a person when hes down

% s0 Q* B' k" M1 Q打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
. U8 s' Q* V$ f  J. z7 }; o2 X& x7 QTo err is human; to forgive divine.
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; N. G. m0 w0 H2 y# x只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
8 W' X' a1 a+ y+ O2 M5 S2 B! f7 mLittle strokes fell great oaks.

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- Y, f# a5 y/ W9 M+ F, l任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint
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- E( i6 m( a  X9 X/ |- h; s/ Q8 l自作自受
- e. w) O+ l3 S/ U$ D$ _4 GAs you make your bed so you must lie on it.

$ i, `/ z# O# N* W; f( E自討苦吃
to make a rod for ones own back
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- I5 \- d8 w  h7 e0 k自力更生
to shift for oneself

8 y) E$ y. V4 p' ?9 _自掃門前雪
$ ]' d) k) I2 X  V1 G" E5 XAfter us the deluge.
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% _& g3 {8 u7 ~7 p! E% g9 s回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal
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/ R7 u% H5 s/ v( ~( U/ J先下手為強
Offence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
$ Y& W7 a0 t  h; H" q  Ato share ones joys and sorrows

2 A+ u9 c+ R5 T, u) x% y因地制宜
3 j8 G  L3 j+ N8 K+ V' Zact according to circumstances

有勇無謀
) L' e6 p1 b! E1 [* k' N* |/ \5 j* a& Rmore brave than wise

0 m  p# o/ C. x9 f5 u' y' K7 j有備無患
$ E4 r: ~' D3 q' M* h0 SGood watch prevents misfortune.

有志者事竟成
. A& ~& }3 B. k0 i7 ZWhere there is a will, there is a way.

有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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4 _& Q& ^; L' B8 Y% E江山易改本性難移
( x* ]: ^; u# tThe child is father of the man.
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3 _" u* ^4 t+ l) t0 p# u百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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百聞不如一見
9 P0 x9 `; W( E# o- jTo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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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.
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色是假，美是空
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.
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吉人自有天相
" w6 k0 A7 ?) dThe good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.
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' [. F, d1 W- F3 ?如人飲水冷暖自知
Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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弄巧成拙
( r% o" N: N8 F6 M  EOverreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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! ?2 U3 A1 X* F8 o4 l+ p) r忍無可忍
to be at the end of ones patience
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忍一時之氣免百日之憂
% m' V% w# `1 z) Q: @) @$ Jpatience for a moment; comfort for many years
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忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder
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) q% F6 d+ z; W7 o% }走馬看花
a flying visit

防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud
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佛要金裝，人要衣裝
' C9 H) W4 g; _' \4 z  bFine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
) h9 I7 t8 W2 P9 X  e! `7 o$ NToo many cooks spoil the broth.

身在福中不知福
  P" Z+ M1 w8 d: I8 OThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
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你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
& x, `# d1 c0 U3 A6 H, u4 zYou scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

+ Q$ J3 I2 f# d9 O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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4 R# L9 E# U% K4 D; G. O4 d# L2 c5 S( s奇裝異服
a fantastic garb
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忠言逆耳
9 r) r; p; _4 k2 \* R& VHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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8 J4 ]7 h+ f2 s9 W& e* n& U明辨是非
7 U: z$ Y( T: Y: ?& P+ k' H* ~to distinguish right from wrong

. C% U& d1 L6 S知足常樂
8 V0 K( Z6 H& a" i3 JHappy is he who is content
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" a+ r  V/ i% }- H知足者富
He who feels contented is rich
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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
  O, Y, |: A' W9 @; i) c- VKnow your enemy and know yourself.

  I- I7 }2 P# M* @+ d. W空中樓閣
) H! u6 z$ d6 d& |, _, p2 C$ v# ycastles in the air
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金科玉律
the gold rule
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奇裝異服
a fantastic garb

明辨事非
" r/ i# k- W. a7 d/ {to distinguish right fromwrong

雨後春筍
/ A0 M' {- Q- C2 Olike bamboo shoots after a spring shower
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. y; W& k9 n3 q雨過天青
After a storm comes a calm.

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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) j4 t, }) @, F2 L, b+ h3 T4 `! Q事實勝於雄辯
. A! h  z9 l, h: j/ ^Facts are most convincing.
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來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.

: F! q+ H. V* a# n. K金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.
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# M; }2 }0 X1 R' N! M% C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.
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  G& p+ o6 f) b7 C! W沒有笑臉不出門
; T0 R* Y$ z8 }& yA 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
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
& M3 N: F2 j' r, eto make the best of a bad bargain
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5 G: Y/ M5 V( H2 q5 T: y& m! G8 W3 ?流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame
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為虎作倀
0 |9 H, P6 R. A. |+ p6 E! Z, }to act as guide to a tiger

孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket
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0 g% y: E$ ]1 D勇者不懼
A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面
& P8 q) W2 U/ F2 a# L9 i' ito turn over a new leaf

美中不足
, `9 w; @# X, W1 L: Xa fly in the ointment
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背道而馳
' ^2 h) U$ N7 C: Vto run counter
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% @. P" T5 Y4 X3 u! @to go through fire and water
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0 @, r+ a7 W$ ?8 ~% ^" t  l0 F風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave
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# z3 F% r, r7 e3 @! o風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
to apprehend danger in every sound
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活到老學到老
2 M# d; y5 P) W, u! u- PIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

前事不忘後事之師
0 Y5 [6 Q/ l! p0 v! `0 xRemember the past and it will guide your future.

8 [$ W+ X* t' X星星之火可以燎原
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
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待人寬容如待己
Live and let live.
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/ r" r7 F3 o0 x, E: r; }按部就班
Learn to walk before you run.
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2 c2 c/ }* U+ I# \6 F0 A病從口入禍從口出
Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

笑裏藏刀
& z' j8 Z7 n+ D- Y# z6 P; Qa smile to hide ones hate

# b5 u# z4 p. h: G( j/ }留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
" b9 B+ ?7 h! L; C  s: IWhere theres life theres hope

海底撈月
# r" l3 p9 z; d5 Z4 yto fish in the air

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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

0 x1 w" U$ z" U( i既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.

殺身成仁
to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete

) p' }, r% b' c% E殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly
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% Z6 N& v$ @! @飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.

+ M3 I4 u( L- `0 f" s/ j害群之馬
1 _" x. ?" a$ g' wblack sheep

家醜不可外揚
6 A3 ^! b8 P! o/ [Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity
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- }- ]$ e# X. l  D3 m3 z1 k旁觀者清
) w" O9 [& p0 W' AThe outside sees the best of the game.

時運不濟
to have a bad time

' Z; \0 ^" V2 j6 Q. L& \  n殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .

眾志成城/團結就是力量
Union is strenth.

疾風知勁草
Adversity reveals genius.
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- b$ x7 j6 Z" }# |9 T旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.
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, F. T* ^# m! v: o7 M( n* j莫在太歲頭上動土
0 J6 ~' e% I& S+ F: fLet sleeping dogs lie.

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