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| 愛屋及烏 Love me, love my dog.% s+ S1 I, e: O+ r, b 百聞不如一見 Seeing is believing。1 ~6 J2 ~, d: J0 D9 Z
 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" `7 T" ^" J
 笨鳥先飛 A slow sparrow should make an early start。
 % a3 k" h; [# C6 c0 {不眠之夜 white night
 3 L# d' K. V! |# }8 a2 d不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses" h1 d$ c. ?* \6 N
 不遺餘力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
 % |3 f" D, ~/ p9 `( V, N不打不成交 No discord, no concord。
 3 K' E8 e# W( D; O1 \% ^拆東牆補西牆 rob Peter to pay Paul! j$ K# q: G- j+ k- h. W7 }# R! {6 r
 辭舊迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
 ; l, \, D2 D; j! W9 b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$ _9 C8 e1 Q" p' X/ z
 大開眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
 1 T* ^5 P3 Q% T  l' b" J國泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace3 w2 j" E2 _% }, n9 J+ R+ q+ P! i
 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 little9 L: q1 u  X) J
 功夫不負有心人 Everything comes to him who waits。
 7 t: Y- b* D3 n好了傷疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more; u" C* q4 a( Y$ ^* ]2 Z/ u
 好事不出門惡事傳千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide。
 4 H1 _- D/ B9 Y和氣生財 Harmony brings wealth。
 ; G- o8 `4 H" d$ b+ }/ O活到老學到老 One is never too old to learn。
 4 o9 y2 Z- `' T' H2 I, \既往不咎 let bygones be bygones; Z/ T8 U' v  ~1 ]; F; L
 金無足赤人無完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect。
 ; [" S6 z* r* d4 O. o9 b1 O金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home。4 U7 Y  h& ~' a9 F/ z, e
 腳踏實地 be down-to-earth
 0 d. F; }5 S& M& y- Q8 L; A' k腳踩兩隻船 sit on the fence% h- r* X3 k8 L& u9 H" N( J0 G) c
 君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green9 V' g- K3 q% K: ~
 老生常談陳詞濫調 cut and dried, cliche
 4 j* Y. n. x& Y0 Q7 t禮尚往來 Courtesy calls for reciprocity。
 ! z" z- y9 k0 P! p7 n1 y. O留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 Where there is life, there is hope。5 v) O8 s& I& h3 r# c. p% b1 e
 馬到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
 K7 o9 k# G+ V# E8 F/ @名利雙收 gain in both fame and wealth; |- c. B! r: C! h* s
 茅塞頓開 be suddenly enlightened
 . h& l. e! V, e, }# j- e' a( ?沒有規矩不成方圓 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards。7 h; k) C/ u5 Z
 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。+ a7 c+ o% q( G0 H! C$ @
 謀事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes。" Y+ y. v  K6 G, S
 弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself
 3 q9 k8 `& D' R# U# ^; j拿手好戲 masterpiece
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