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| 愛屋及烏 Love me, love my dog. - U7 e! B2 P; E" y, ?: i5 M百聞不如一見 Seeing is believing。
 . M/ C7 k8 M; ?' u7 B- J! {- a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。
 . z, E  w2 e* p5 q笨鳥先飛 A slow sparrow should make an early start。3 z) L/ F5 d( {* N9 e
 不眠之夜 white night/ w4 g6 C0 J7 X0 j
 不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses& F8 @7 b  B  `" ?- _0 L: v
 不遺餘力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best( Y- a' w+ W+ q: Z
 不打不成交 No discord, no concord。$ g& x7 c5 [9 H- c! y/ t
 拆東牆補西牆 rob Peter to pay Paul& O! L2 z9 n& ^
 辭舊迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new7 Y; Q4 D7 @- p
 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
 ! r1 G" V; v0 s) l+ ^& N5 j大開眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
 ) `- u* @. u6 y9 J8 \國泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace% r, D1 ~8 _: }. W- k
 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
 W6 F3 U& ~& Y: Y, \7 M功夫不負有心人 Everything comes to him who waits。7 i( e! _! w  _; N0 h; l
 好了傷疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more9 |* s& z) B  d$ O7 |
 好事不出門惡事傳千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide。/ k1 K+ R% E8 I0 q& K/ i# Z6 N+ I
 和氣生財 Harmony brings wealth。+ M: a7 I/ e0 k3 `# J$ D
 活到老學到老 One is never too old to learn。0 P4 [% f0 H$ ?
 既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
 / Q) z( Z: g5 s金無足赤人無完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect。
 4 S# p" S" T  O7 z" p+ o: A金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home。, U9 p- R9 `. S; \0 ^, J! e' `4 _
 腳踏實地 be down-to-earth
 ! Y8 s% c0 i+ ?腳踩兩隻船 sit on the fence9 x- x3 s. ^3 K1 A2 {% P
 君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green6 M8 o/ v3 q6 r% @
 老生常談陳詞濫調 cut and dried, cliche
 ! B0 O8 a, w& s9 ~* `* Z2 c: a禮尚往來 Courtesy calls for reciprocity。
 ( [) a! w9 n. O* ?' l留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 Where there is life, there is hope。; g. W% H6 I1 i$ k; u: P
 馬到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success( W; V; @* b/ k4 M5 {* c, P
 名利雙收 gain in both fame and wealth
 + E3 F1 Y; t' x) I, h9 T( g茅塞頓開 be suddenly enlightened1 r' E0 k  G) ^2 y" q% q" E
 沒有規矩不成方圓 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards。  E% b/ Y( Q) J3 U
 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。
 # [( Z7 X* X6 \/ ^8 e! w- e$ |6 B謀事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes。- |8 F$ J6 R, \/ W
 弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself! K4 Y9 s, A: p% V! E3 D
 拿手好戲 masterpiece
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