愛屋及烏 Love me, love my dog.
! X) ^ R, Y- ^; o百聞不如一見 Seeing is believing。
8 R% M+ v( a- Q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。
+ J* a; f3 Q5 z笨鳥先飛 A slow sparrow should make an early start。
2 r* `6 ? H1 ]! L1 Y" L0 X不眠之夜 white night
9 H0 z+ F2 D3 ]$ n! w不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses, Z% E8 j7 H1 a6 G' `
不遺餘力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
& W- z' I( |. |. N2 b& s不打不成交 No discord, no concord。
( L4 g; M& G. o; d3 V+ t拆東牆補西牆 rob Peter to pay Paul# P$ } `6 L- f, f+ i- a
辭舊迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new# e+ W3 m% P }& X: W* J
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, Z6 g1 a! G% _ u. q
大開眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener- W7 U! J4 F/ M* m
國泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace C, U ^1 c8 G
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 little8 d; B. j2 g7 E- ]3 \! R# D" b
功夫不負有心人 Everything comes to him who waits。* d$ I' H" R% z R) o, M' }! Z4 U
好了傷疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
m& l7 R% Z4 u2 b& v好事不出門惡事傳千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide。5 A- R6 l/ B* T. A2 q4 t
和氣生財 Harmony brings wealth。
6 ?7 Q1 B0 X' _& `活到老學到老 One is never too old to learn。
9 G2 {3 W% y2 s$ M; B& d9 M" W既往不咎 let bygones be bygones" N3 \1 f" H- x9 ~+ F0 v
金無足赤人無完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect。# H+ r# s c4 \/ Y6 c9 i
金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home。: ]8 q, \0 D- N
腳踏實地 be down-to-earth# h4 v; O& _9 v
腳踩兩隻船 sit on the fence
# i' V# f1 W- e君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
/ y$ I& p+ G! M老生常談陳詞濫調 cut and dried, cliche
" L* i9 ?% k* Q禮尚往來 Courtesy calls for reciprocity。
2 h M1 h) d- R! T0 N留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 Where there is life, there is hope。
8 w, ^2 ^6 M: K! h1 R7 S1 t$ A馬到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
& B4 }# ^. R( X* i! p: L5 b3 x) w L名利雙收 gain in both fame and wealth
8 v- s6 _3 h7 ]8 Z茅塞頓開 be suddenly enlightened4 q& R8 @" p5 ?: N& Y, Y6 q
沒有規矩不成方圓 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards。
0 Z+ j9 p' j0 ^2 `* [+ d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。
]# U; Y2 y& O5 T0 H$ H! C# H; u/ m謀事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes。
' {/ L3 P# @" r* _; a弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself
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