中国成语英译

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中国成语英译

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
to fall in love at first sight

一箭雙鵰
Kill two birds with one stone.

一寸光陰一寸金
% C' O  M- F" [+ jTime is money.

8 _7 ?; ?& X0 I$ i5 ?# d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.

1 x, G5 `9 E, G5 V8 A一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨
, [! ?8 O' |. H) ]: b$ i/ uPlan your year in spring and your day at dawn.
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一人難稱百人意
2 S9 Y- C' q. U7 M4 K1 NYou cannot please everyone.
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一氣呵成
Never make two bites of a cherry.

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九死一生
% C  Q' y; J6 ~3 S# O# E6 Ito have a hair-breadth escape

人生如夢
Life is but a dream.

! T, E+ I1 Q0 K8 P人生自古誰無死
Death comes to all men.
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$ x0 `' N/ A. R2 r: }8 ]1 J人生百歲古來稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

+ |; v, I) K1 d9 O0 v. V8 [" w5 U8 x人定勝天
8 T/ S9 H; I$ M+ gMan can conquer nature.
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8 C, q6 X  q4 l, H人不可貌相
, C. T+ q5 J5 T! @Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover.

9 B- c( v5 x  |/ c8 V! X! G十年風水輪流轉
& @# j; }& H( Y% M; S- T+ qEvery dog has its day.

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8 i. I! i7 T* [/ f- u& R: m* E三思而後行
0 m2 j6 _' ?& o, L  ?: Q: [$ lLook before you leap.
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三句不離本行
+ w* _2 d7 _0 P& O" d3 q1 R" `to talk shop
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三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.
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' \; l- y7 k2 ]千鈞一髮
to hang by a hair thread
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9 c0 {) P8 L1 Z0 ^大智若愚
He who canot play the fool is not a wise man.
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大器晚成
" W- L, ~3 B/ d% U. m! vRome was not built in a day.

山窮水盡
# L0 l8 [! q5 a1 Q6 Uat the end of ones resources

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
1 [' P# f8 l+ ]* p9 e- ]4 U# JAmong the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay.
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' E& X8 x: f/ K/ s6 o1 `) ?1 {小題大做
" R' X* V3 P' y! O, R! VMake a mountain out of a molehill.

小洞不補，大來吃苦
) p# H9 V& }' P" ^+ j4 R4 MA stitch in time saves nine.

. Q, B4 _" S! M$ B; L小不忍則亂大謀
Patience is a virtue.
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$ t1 e) H# ?0 S, W工欲善其事，必先利其器
, Q1 z/ |5 H6 `# fYou cannot make bricks without straw.
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不要厚此薄彼
; t/ e) \" V' S' X: oDont make fish of one and flesh of another.
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6 C. p) j) G% w- l' x不畏艱難
' Y, F; {; m; I7 M2 W, q9 gTake the bull by the horns.

不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.

1 Q; q: S8 T& L己所不欲勿施於人
# q2 K& }/ y( S! ^( ~6 VDo unto others as you would be done.
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仁者無敵
The benevolent have no enemy.

工欲善其事必先利器
You cannot make bricks without straw.

亡羊補牢
: {9 r6 k: D0 Z7 A, gBetter late than never./ Its never too late to mend.
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不告而別
to take French leave

% ]# \+ f8 }1 B7 Z不要不自量力
Dont put a quarter into a pint pot.
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不要厚此薄彼
Dont make fish of one and flesh of another.

: ]& @" c# t  p* B/ J/ X* T不畏艱難
! Y( h/ F4 s4 I8 W) VTake the bull by the horns.
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2 a8 w  [$ D& `8 O( C  `/ p# M3 N不戰而屈人之兵
* M$ J- ~6 \' Y7 q: D' }The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

- s# A7 W" i  j" L& ~/ S不入虎穴焉得虎子
5 E3 K% N( ]" D( |How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.
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  h7 V- P4 u9 x! r不經一事，不長一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
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少年老成
, d" \) N' [! l  Eto have an old head on young shoulders
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- t. D0 D4 u# Z  ]& l天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

天下烏鴉一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.

天無絕人之路
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens.

% W, M7 \% {* N5 g天助自助者
& g. G$ {1 T: O' a8 _$ |  \) OHeaven helps those who help themselves.
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天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
4 p1 v% q6 V; f9 B5 CIt is the unexpected that always happens.

毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person

4 y8 R1 e! m$ n5 C* @心正不怕雷打
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
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% A& y& X  b" _# J* G5 o) A% b' {化干戈為玉帛
+ R1 `7 Z7 t, PBury the tomahwak(hatchet).

仁者無敵
2 [" d# D# T7 |9 OThe benevolent have no enemy.
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# Q9 Q. u/ T$ ]$ j5 [) a" a2 K6 Q! z今日事今日畢
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

0 u+ _: l  o: j+ O# |  Y文勝於武
The pen is mightier than the sword.

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以身作則
, s- @8 }$ }1 J' [- Z# W: I' nto practice what one practices
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" o. ~0 b3 j6 A! ^& H/ Q; ]以毒攻毒
to set a thief to catch a thief

以怨報德
to bite the hand that feeds one
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6 p0 R1 U3 q3 d9 h  r9 w2 J/ C以逸待勞
To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

3 ?0 E0 P; f8 Q, z3 h& i4 M: H9 i以寡敵眾
to fight against longer odds

  ~8 f4 {) z  X  O以德報怨
7 o& m! x: ~4 kto render good for evil

以其人之道還治其人之身
6 n. d' }9 D; k& v" ]0 CSet a thief to catch a thief.

以子之矛，攻子之盾
% E2 a; M8 l" i$ S2 F* f; |to turn a persons battery against himself

0 ^' x, s5 f9 D& g8 a2 j四大皆空
: |$ N5 l" [2 L- Q' c7 F: tAll is vanity.
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四海之內皆兄弟
8 J9 `; x9 V; ]% h# Z: kAll are brothers within the four seas.
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+ B% T9 O- [% E" f- v' }( D未雨綢繆
9 F# E8 |& w! [1 @/ Xto save against a rainy day

  t: N! h6 ]; [( w' x! S8 T0 _( d目不識丁
not know A from B
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' N' d+ ^( [: J* P) t9 k失敗為成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
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失之毫釐，差之千里
6 q  ]' C' ?( e9 }. jA miss is as good as a mile.
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
" X. J8 P( L" I, D; ?0 \Little strokes fell great oaks.

7 _+ z# M2 K  u7 R) b1 S毛遂自薦
to recommend ones own person
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2 w+ H2 p/ k. ?8 K4 W打落水狗
to hit a person when hes down
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8 c! y* G+ R2 y" f: ?打鐵趁熱
Strike while the iron is hot.

犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.

% ?* ^: V' e( @# x5 y" O7 {只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
, y$ I* k- k2 \: m; z1 nLittle strokes fell great oaks.
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任勞任怨
) T. o) _3 i) H5 l# x, dto bear hardship without complaint

自作自受
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
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! c) |) u- c3 c1 {$ B1 [4 Z自討苦吃
0 K0 s# n3 _0 H+ P: Wto make a rod for ones own back
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自力更生
, ?. {# f# ~: a; Mto shift for oneself
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自掃門前雪
/ s7 ~" ~. V/ n) P6 d0 J/ ZAfter us the deluge.

回頭浪子
the return of a prodigal

" }8 f0 f$ y& c先下手為強
5 q) c) g4 X! \" ^5 n4 `Offence is the best defence.
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同甘共苦
to share ones joys and sorrows

因地制宜
8 g! u: p. q, {% ~- `9 Uact according to circumstances

有勇無謀
: F( G! Q: S, F) u6 x- imore brave than wise

4 m# u4 R2 V, X  F6 K有備無患
Good watch prevents misfortune.

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
4 ~# h" q; _1 c" R2 L' ]Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.
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江山易改本性難移
* C& x, J* c0 R0 JThe child is father of the man.

百無一失
Not a single miss in a hundred times.
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+ O2 I5 s1 m( y0 K. |# x百聞不如一見
; e: m, O1 o% V& D' x( O: ETo see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)
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  r) P. @: v5 q1 l# G2 a! ^; G吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
$ F8 Z+ O# M/ _8 A% s1 ^+ mIf 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
8 J# ^5 U4 i' s  uEvery 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
The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well.

* h6 P- g- @! r) t  u9 L如人飲水冷暖自知
, o! J# B( P  R5 R+ |2 m) FOnly the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

& a+ l* Q# F4 B' A$ c7 Q+ k- h* `2 V: R吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain without pain.
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" d& s( d. E9 X6 X1 y1 o! n! _' K+ ~弄巧成拙
Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot the mark
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忍無可忍
9 b$ d# o1 A% D( G9 F6 X! Vto be at the end of ones patience

; @/ G; P+ o  ?) A- g: F: \- J7 d忍一時之氣免百日之憂
3 ^- [- `& X2 D7 _1 |. ~+ P! ppatience for a moment; comfort for many years
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- l5 [1 o6 \4 l4 T; t忘恩負義
to kick down the ladder
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: |) c: r; U3 F- G/ X2 `走馬看花
. p9 k* H( e" z. Ea flying visit
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- P1 y8 |* @# o/ B防患於未然
to nip a thing in the bud
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' H7 J! {3 F) V( H' {佛要金裝，人要衣裝
1 ^* j9 r4 O; J( `" X( k4 C! FFine feathers make fine birds.

兵精不必多
) G- E! X' b' Z' |Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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. W% a, R, s  u: ?, G4 _6 t身在福中不知福
) D# W7 \+ v3 Y) V7 l4 \4 aThe worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

) |, X% x8 ~4 b& J; w5 P9 Y2 c: P你敬我一尺，我回你一丈
You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours.

別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心
Dont bite the hand that feeds you.

# U( \. s7 b* K9 o志在千里
Hitch your wagon to a star.


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奇裝異服
/ |# ^- V* P8 g+ C8 o6 D, w" oa fantastic garb

3 p5 ]. y/ j* K+ j5 V' W9 i: s忠言逆耳
2 v# j6 B6 M# j6 _: g' ]& Y  sHonest advice is unpleasant to the ear
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明辨是非
( V: g7 d$ v) \! b3 `1 mto distinguish right from wrong
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知足常樂
4 E+ G0 f# k, M5 R  XHappy is he who is content
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! z6 @- d7 N& l3 ~, }8 a0 O% i知足者富
He who feels contented is rich
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1 l# p7 t: x& `( L( a知人知面不知心
Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.

, ^% G! K: W! I: c1 S7 S+ a; f知己知彼百戰百勝
Know your enemy and know yourself.
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* ]5 G+ g. f0 B4 O空中樓閣
castles in the air

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8 C: Z* S8 z& ^1 M5 T; `# Gthe gold rule
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- v8 [6 ~6 `: c% T3 `奇裝異服
" W. x3 W/ X5 t4 T* la fantastic garb
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明辨事非
: p+ L( i$ y4 mto distinguish right fromwrong

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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2 o, ~/ \& Q( {* G  y0 a( t6 }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.

- j: I9 L: \# `事實勝於雄辯
Facts are most convincing.
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/ U5 j. d' A9 f: x# C  d: _# ~2 {4 ^( k來得容易去得快
Easy come, easy go.
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金玉其外敗絮其中
All that glitters is not gold.
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7 ?1 P& Z: L8 J% P% w- k; t9 U兔子不吃窩邊草
. M( x, j+ f3 u6 O" P% A5 hThe 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.

* k; g+ o6 B/ O5 h沒有笑臉不出門
6 [9 X2 Q0 |! z3 i8 eA man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

: p/ D7 ~. T2 b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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姻緣天註定
4 m: W7 d9 G) Y$ ]Marriages are made in heaven.

逆來順受
# x5 k: X' o% E- z$ Cto make the best of a bad bargain
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流芳百世
a niche in the temple of fame

7 v) `9 O1 B4 c  G' o6 R/ M為虎作倀
. l  x3 A# K8 \8 C7 sto act as guide to a tiger

# g+ s$ R; K/ C2 }1 x5 \0 d4 x孤注一擲
to put all ones egg in one basket
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勇者不懼
8 ^1 {9 O* N6 @) x, jA brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面
to turn over a new leaf
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美中不足
a fly in the ointment

2 v% _# {# Y  N' {& W; O( m背道而馳
to run counter

走湯蹈火
  T* m! q5 j0 W4 V+ t# Pto go through fire and water

8 R/ q% q$ f' u# z. A風燭殘年
to have one foot in the grave
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. H. ?# O' T- c! Q風聲鶴唳，草木皆兵
' s% ^0 {* B9 f0 s4 V8 `' s1 xto apprehend danger in every sound
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活到老學到老
2 U4 R9 q$ J. M" EIts never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

前事不忘後事之師
9 V9 i6 r4 o. f+ ~0 {8 [Remember the past and it will guide your future.

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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, S2 u9 S& G. y7 R5 U* d2 {4 o按部就班
* l( H4 Y( `! o8 Y6 d' l4 u; VLearn to walk before you run.


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4 t& p  p- M7 J6 w病從口入禍從口出
! X: `. d1 w, \) NIllness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.
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$ \7 F# ~$ O5 v  i: i. f笑裏藏刀
1 ~0 ]1 ?1 S  |3 Ta smile to hide ones hate

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
* m' A+ B, Y8 _0 Z# N& L( r: R7 EWhere theres life theres hope

海底撈月
to fish in the air
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" g9 V9 ^! o/ N$ Q& p, U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
$ a- ]1 H( c& G5 \, y# f" e- A. P5 PA miss is as good as a mile
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) g  H+ ?) _/ ]6 z5 L4 |. ~) Q既往不咎
Let the dead bury their dead.

& m3 ?4 B  b& k殺身成仁
" n4 y- R' s7 V" e+ U% M5 d9 ~0 Mto sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete
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殺雞焉用牛刀
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly
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3 w  x2 Z. Y! X9 R/ E2 [" ^飢不擇食
A good appetite is a good sauce.
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害群之馬
black sheep
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/ g+ P- C9 }5 z( G家醜不可外揚
Dont wash your dirty linen in public.
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: i5 f* R1 D  P6 W" H7 |& Z恩威並濟
alternate weakness with severity
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旁觀者清
The outside sees the best of the game.
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9 S3 }! s5 T# n9 L: E* Z1 G( i6 }! p時運不濟
# `5 k5 d* z$ s; ^2 p1 rto have a bad time
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* X/ c+ P! h* j; D! c殊途同歸
All roads lead to Rome .
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1 H# V2 E1 X% k4 V, s* i眾志成城/團結就是力量
4 z) C  s+ S7 ?% A; E- M. yUnion is strenth.
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) {% x1 b: r% u8 y, x8 l疾風知勁草
) H0 d% U% q6 W+ `5 r7 x- YAdversity reveals genius.
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旁觀者清，當局者迷
! o/ T4 L. h' m# u0 ~* D! ?8 F9 HLookers-on see most of the game.
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莫在太歲頭上動土
% E1 Z  v/ q1 j. W! L4 c8 t( U3 _Let sleeping dogs lie.

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