愛屋及烏 Love me, love my dog.& F+ x) @# j% r. V( X
百聞不如一見 Seeing is believing。
% @" h+ I' y- I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。+ s( Y2 ?" T$ j/ p0 ]; S
笨鳥先飛 A slow sparrow should make an early start。
' ?7 A, q6 c5 |3 E0 o; m: y" {不眠之夜 white night
& S+ ]0 T8 L% y* A" S7 w" x4 }' e不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses: p) E2 p& @; d) j2 o
不遺餘力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best1 h" m( s- V4 r. d2 ~
不打不成交 No discord, no concord。% F- H& D0 {5 Z! \; G" f
拆東牆補西牆 rob Peter to pay Paul2 z' c d2 T/ [% H
辭舊迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new$ y1 A$ u& y+ c& J9 R" ?
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
. U; |# F4 l8 `7 y大開眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener, J! @$ r$ g) d6 |7 z' }0 s
國泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
3 Q+ q. O4 n1 S9 ^* f* p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 little2 G) R: S: c0 l/ k
功夫不負有心人 Everything comes to him who waits。
4 O6 A/ f7 Q. g5 d8 n% ]好了傷疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more9 Y5 u/ w+ \2 S) ? l
好事不出門惡事傳千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide。/ [! q/ k' O" g. b
和氣生財 Harmony brings wealth。
+ {; S6 h' Z* Q' ]& a' J活到老學到老 One is never too old to learn。6 [0 S, H. Q: O0 p
既往不咎 let bygones be bygones* }( w+ o" k8 `' r. B
金無足赤人無完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect。
9 W! n# c5 g8 Q8 v: r. W金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home。/ L: N0 i9 d, g& U
腳踏實地 be down-to-earth
! n: ~+ t2 Z' i1 X9 V腳踩兩隻船 sit on the fence
8 C4 D r' f' ?! y: f9 p1 d, ^君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
5 z+ ^; e/ b6 L/ w, P老生常談陳詞濫調 cut and dried, cliche
) V8 ?7 x* E4 q4 |8 d( a$ _4 B" h: @禮尚往來 Courtesy calls for reciprocity。
: V8 ^7 k( w% }3 Z/ K/ [留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 Where there is life, there is hope。 x% z6 K1 V2 s W* J8 U- N
馬到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
* G6 W0 E3 H+ P6 T$ s# g% Y) X名利雙收 gain in both fame and wealth
2 C2 a6 y `' R: B2 f, K2 K茅塞頓開 be suddenly enlightened
) H! @7 ]# u1 D f7 j7 m沒有規矩不成方圓 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards。
+ x' `3 n8 q' J0 Y; ]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。
6 f# { z, Q. G* T- l謀事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes。& ^( W* h2 N0 N8 J. ^7 N6 [
弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself5 \9 R/ q4 S, v
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