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Here is a list of interesting Chinese proverbs and Chinese expressions. | |||
Here is a list of interesting Chinese proverbs and Chinese expressions | |||
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| | |天下无不散之筵席 | ||
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|There is no endless banquet under the sun. | |There is no endless banquet under the sun. | ||
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|各花入各眼 | |各花入各眼 | ||
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|Different flowers look good to different people | |Different flowers look good to different people | ||
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|以毒攻毒 | |以毒攻毒 | ||
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|We fight poison with poison | |We fight poison with poison | ||
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| | |花开堪折直需折 | ||
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|You have to pick the flower when it is ready to be picked. | |You have to pick the flower when it is ready to be picked. | ||
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| | |岁月不留人 | ||
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|Age and time are waiting for no one. | |Age and time are waiting for no one. | ||
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|虎父虎子 | |虎父虎子 | ||
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|The tiger father breeds a tiger son. | |The tiger father breeds a tiger son. | ||
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|人算不如天算 | |人算不如天算 | ||
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|The projects of man are inferior to those of heaven. | |The projects of man are inferior to those of heaven. | ||
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|好事多磨 | |好事多磨 | ||
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|A happy event does not happen without many frictions | |A happy event does not happen without many frictions | ||
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|盗亦有道 | |盗亦有道 | ||
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|(Even) thieves have "their code of behavior" (Tao) | |(Even) thieves have "their code of behavior" (Tao) | ||
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|大丈夫能屈能伸 | |大丈夫能屈能伸 | ||
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|A tall man can bend and stretch. | |A tall man can bend and stretch. | ||
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|不入虎穴,焉得虎子 | |不入虎穴,焉得虎子 | ||
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|If you do not enter the tiger cave, how are you going to get her cub? | |If you do not enter the tiger cave, how are you going to get her cub? | ||
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| | |又要马儿好,又要马儿不食草 | ||
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|You want | |You want horse window looks good but you also want him not to eat grass. | ||
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| | |无风不起浪 | ||
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|There is no wave without wind. | |There is no wave without wind. | ||
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| | |入乡随俗 | ||
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|Follow the local custom when you go abroad. | |Follow the local custom when you go abroad. | ||
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| | |物以类聚 | ||
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|Things of the same characteristics come together. | |Things of the same characteristics come together. | ||
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|醉翁之意不在酒 | |醉翁之意不在酒 | ||
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|The drunkard's desire is not in the wine. | |The drunkard's desire is not in the wine. | ||
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| | |骄兵必败 | ||
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|The arrogant army will certainly lose the battle. | |The arrogant army will certainly lose the battle. | ||
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| | |一箭双雕 | ||
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|Shoot two birds with one arrow. | |Shoot two birds with one arrow. | ||
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| | |一刻被蚊咬终日怕蚊叮 | ||
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|Who gets bitten by a mosquito, worries mosquitoes all day long. | |Who gets bitten by a mosquito, worries mosquitoes all day long. | ||
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| | |欲速则不达 | ||
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|If you are in a hurry you will never succeed. | |If you are in a hurry you will never succeed. | ||
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| | |打铁趁热 | ||
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|You have to beat the iron when it's still hot. | |You have to beat the iron when it's still hot. | ||
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| | |狡兔有三窟 | ||
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|The cunning rabbit has three different entrances for his lair | |The cunning rabbit has three different entrances for his lair | ||
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| | |老婆是别人的靚 | ||
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|Your neighbor's wife looks nicer to yours. | |Your neighbor's wife looks nicer to yours. | ||
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| | |女人心海底针 | ||
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|The heart of a woman is like a needle at the bottom of the ocean. | |The heart of a woman is like a needle at the bottom of the ocean. | ||
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|以攻為守 | |以攻為守 | ||
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|Use the attack as a defense tactic. | |Use the attack as a defense tactic. | ||
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| | |英雄所见略同 | ||
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|The views of the heroes are roughly identical. | |The views of the heroes are roughly identical. | ||
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| | |以身作则 | ||
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|Be yourself a model. | |Be yourself a model. | ||
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| | |婚姻是恋爱的坟墓 | ||
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|Marriage is the tomb of romance. | |Marriage is the tomb of romance. | ||
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| | |将军难免阵上亡 | ||
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|It is not uncommon for a general to die in battle. | |It is not uncommon for a general to die in battle. | ||
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