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| 愛屋及烏 Love me, love my dog.0 H; C: u8 q" r. n* {3 ] 百聞不如一見 Seeing is believing。
 7 c( @) N, L* [. }* o4 \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。  n) p: ~# R7 \" q; B' X! F% @, G
 笨鳥先飛 A slow sparrow should make an early start。5 Y; C& n* e5 k$ z# S- j* o- t
 不眠之夜 white night
 % c$ L- i8 E' m: N不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses4 l- J" o& [7 a
 不遺餘力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
 ; R2 ]0 x' |) @; |! t0 [3 o" h+ ?不打不成交 No discord, no concord。
 : l, t' _+ `# J拆東牆補西牆 rob Peter to pay Paul
 1 O. Y3 K1 t9 ?# O辭舊迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new4 U  @0 j' d/ ?! i
 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 all4 Y$ A  Y) z0 E1 W) @+ }
 大開眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener" y: Z% E: O3 D6 p+ p8 ^
 國泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace$ ~) V- x1 I9 \0 v4 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
 0 M5 u+ m/ C3 f功夫不負有心人 Everything comes to him who waits。2 \3 m: I' O- f- f; ~
 好了傷疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more/ g! v5 a- i/ @. E9 L6 D
 好事不出門惡事傳千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide。% {! {) B, D  n- ^) u
 和氣生財 Harmony brings wealth。
 6 L0 k( W2 E4 Z; a1 o9 q) k' K活到老學到老 One is never too old to learn。3 f+ }: O: i' z8 c
 既往不咎 let bygones be bygones4 C: m" _' B% f
 金無足赤人無完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect。
 * Z, I! O( w% a3 h0 f7 L& b( _金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home。5 k" s' E5 @: I' ^4 {! y) H; I& K
 腳踏實地 be down-to-earth
 * y% t3 G9 S5 z4 w% H腳踩兩隻船 sit on the fence
 ) s6 B7 o! ^( {! R6 a君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
 - Z9 Q% a  ]: s: J2 H6 H+ Y老生常談陳詞濫調 cut and dried, cliche
 ) e4 R1 T' M: W* l禮尚往來 Courtesy calls for reciprocity。
 " {0 O4 z6 J4 ]9 g留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 Where there is life, there is hope。  I5 M2 r: D- Z0 X& ^+ }; i$ a5 n4 X
 馬到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
 " J8 N* q  C4 `# K/ ^% j8 \5 X; z8 p名利雙收 gain in both fame and wealth
 & N% ?5 N: P2 a: M' l0 g茅塞頓開 be suddenly enlightened
 % G8 n  v# Y+ _# X" A# T$ O沒有規矩不成方圓 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards。
 ! P4 S1 x- B* }* U- v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。/ v+ |/ D; Z7 B; N
 謀事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes。
 }, l4 G# S  z7 _弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself
 / M9 h% l  M( A' U拿手好戲 masterpiece
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