愛屋及烏 Love me, love my dog.
8 Q4 O/ P% T+ D3 H百聞不如一見 Seeing is believing。
; X t a) T% X* R/ f1 V5 R比上不足比下有餘 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst。+ Q% D& i: Q1 ]$ U* Z
笨鳥先飛 A slow sparrow should make an early start。
6 Z# U1 M6 X# M. h7 B不眠之夜 white night
1 [; \& W. s# ]/ J# Y, x不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
/ ^5 Y# e( M/ }不遺餘力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best' V3 B9 W; m0 x3 W* D$ m
不打不成交 No discord, no concord。
1 X8 ]# z+ N4 J4 d- |拆東牆補西牆 rob Peter to pay Paul. p* ~6 K/ p+ ~: d. ^& e
辭舊迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new9 G+ t+ q8 V4 Z1 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
' b; \6 N. M! L7 o2 {1 }大開眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
) h) g) Q" a* H; G6 C) y國泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
) p/ F8 n9 l% C過猶不及 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# n6 y* [3 ~2 w0 A' |5 m8 P; H
功夫不負有心人 Everything comes to him who waits。
& f/ R, O; F% d- T+ ~好了傷疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more( ]6 Z) ~' p5 a; i5 t$ T7 T
好事不出門惡事傳千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide。+ v3 v6 b0 b8 m) O# P
和氣生財 Harmony brings wealth。0 n; i5 R% c/ y1 ]9 c
活到老學到老 One is never too old to learn。+ r: {! b- Z' g K, R8 m/ ]
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
* _4 O D9 P; D; ?8 U4 c, W金無足赤人無完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect。
7 g3 N" L& L. V$ F& A金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home。
$ m- ^0 n8 K2 m6 u) M, ]* ]: \腳踏實地 be down-to-earth
" k" A+ Q; m8 q u8 f! R腳踩兩隻船 sit on the fence6 a. {3 t9 f9 e# s$ ^2 i
君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green, F: F: |7 T* q3 M
老生常談陳詞濫調 cut and dried, cliche
1 L9 Q, Q. h% F* @禮尚往來 Courtesy calls for reciprocity。
) Q' E2 v/ t& T2 u5 h" w8 ]9 J8 S/ c留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 Where there is life, there is hope。. q* n; X* z8 P9 _4 I
馬到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
" _- C- H9 G! v: |1 G名利雙收 gain in both fame and wealth B$ e. m, ]7 Y; V
茅塞頓開 be suddenly enlightened
2 m2 }3 K# p& U7 u" b" U& k% y* ?沒有規矩不成方圓 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards。
8 @- N% {4 Y% Z% H! _每逢佳節倍思親 On 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。
* h6 d8 \, b0 J) [謀事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes。. v- E+ a$ n* {; }4 f. N* N
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself
' K& k7 k) q# _' h# U0 \$ d% }4 ]* q9 C拿手好戲 masterpiece |
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