- 爱屋及乌
Love me, love my dog. - 百闻不如一见 (眼见为实 )
Seeing is believing. - 比上不足比下有余
worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. - 笨鸟先飞
A slow sparrow should make an early start. - 不眠之夜
white night - 不以物喜不以己悲
not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personal losses - 不遗余力
spare no effort; go all out; do one’s best - 不打不成交
No discord, no concord. - 拆东墙补西墙
rob Peter to pay Paul - 辞旧迎新
bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new - 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 - 大开眼界
open one’s eyes; broaden one’s horizon; be an eye-opener - 国泰民安
The country flourishes and people live in peace - 过犹不及
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 - 功夫不负有心人
Everything comes to him who waits. - 好了伤疤忘了疼
once on shore, one prays no more - 好事不出门恶事传千里
Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. - 和气生财
Harmony brings wealth. - 活到老学到老
One is never too old to learn. - 既往不咎
let bygones be bygones - 金无足赤人无完人
Gold can’t be pure and man can’t be perfect. - 金玉满堂
Treasures fill the home. - 脚踏实地
be down-to-earth - 脚踩两只船
sit on the fence - 君子之交淡如水
the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green - 老生常谈，陈词滥调
cut and dried, cliché - 礼尚往来
Courtesy calls for reciprocity. - 留得青山在不怕没柴烧
Where there is life, there is hope. - 马到成功
achieve immediate victory; win instant success - 名利双收
gain in both fame and wealth - 茅塞顿开
be suddenly enlightened - 没有规矩不成方圆
Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. - 每逢佳节倍思亲
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. - 谋事在人成事在天
The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes. - 弄巧成拙
be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself - 拿手好戏
masterpiece - 赔了夫人又折兵
throw good money after bad - 抛砖引玉
a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale - 破釜沉舟
cut off all means of retreat;burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end - 抢得先机
take the preemptive opportunities - 巧妇难为无米之炊
If you have no hand you can’t make a fist. One can’t make bricks without straw. - 千里之行始于足下
a thousand-li journey begins with the first step–the highest eminence is to be gained step by step - 前事不忘后事之师
Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. - 前人栽树后人乘凉
One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps. - 前怕狼后怕虎
fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something - 强龙难压地头蛇
Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. - 强强联手
win-win co-operation - 瑞雪兆丰年
A timely snow promises a good harvest. - 人之初性本善
Man’s nature at birth is good. - 人逢喜事精神爽
Joy puts heart into a man. - 人海战术
huge-crowd strategy - 世上无难事只要肯攀登
Where there is a will, there is a way. - 世外桃源
a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; - 死而后已
until my heart stops beating - 岁岁平安
Peace all year round. - 上有天堂下有苏杭
Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth - 塞翁失马焉知非福
Misfortune may be an actual blessing. - 三十而立
A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself. - 升级换代
updating and upgrading (of products) - 四十不惑
Life begins at forty. - 谁言寸草心报得三春晖
Such kindness of warm sun, can’t be repaid by grass. - 水涨船高
When the river rises, the boat floats high. - 时不我待
Time and tide wait for no man. - 杀鸡用牛刀
break a butterfly on the wheel - 实事求是
seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts - 说曹操,曹操到
Talk of the devil and he comes. - 实话实说
speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is - 实践是检验真理的唯一标准
Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. - 山不在高，有仙则名
No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy. - 韬光养晦
hide one’s capacities and bide one’s time - 糖衣炮弹
sugar-coated bullets - 天有不测风云
Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue - 团结就是力量
Unity is strength. - “跳进黄河洗不清”
even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean–there’s nothing one can do to clear one’s name ’ - 歪风邪气
unhealthy practices and evil phenomena - 物以类聚，人以群分
Birds of a feather flock together. - 往事如风
The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past. - 望子成龙
hold high hopes for one’s child - 屋漏又逢连阴雨
Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours. - 文韬武略
military expertise; military strategy - 唯利是图
draw water to one’s mill - 无源之水,无本之木
water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots - 无中生有
make create something out of nothing - 无风不起浪
There are no waves without wind. There’s no smoke without fire. - 徇私枉法
bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends - 新官上任三把火
a new broom sweeps clean - 虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后
Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. - 蓄势而发
accumulate strength for a take-off - 心想事成
May all your wish come true - 心照不宣
have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding - 先入为主
First impressions are firmly entrenched. - 先下手为强
catch the ball before the bound - 像热锅上的蚂蚁
like an ant on a hot pan - 现身说法
warn people by taking oneself as an example - 息事宁人
pour oil on troubled waters - 喜忧参半
mingled hope and fear - 循序渐进
step by step - 一路平安，一路顺风
speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest - 严以律己,宽以待人
be strict with oneself and lenient towards others - 鱼米之乡
land of honey and milk - 有情人终成眷属
Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well. - 有钱能使鬼推磨
Money makes the mare go. Money talks. - 有识之士
people of vision - 有勇无谋
use brawn rather than brain - 有缘千里来相会
Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. - 与时俱进
advance with times - 以人为本
people oriented; people foremost - 因材施教
teach students according to their aptitude - 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.’ a land of milk and honey - 欲速则不达
Haste does not bring success. - 优胜劣汰
survival of the fittest - 英雄所见略同
Great minds think alike. - 冤家宜解不宜结
Better make friends than make enemies. - 冤假错案
cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases - 一言既出，驷马难追
A real man never goes back on his words. - 招财进宝
Money and treasures will be plentiful - 债台高筑
become debt-ridden - 致命要害
Achilles’ heel - 众矢之的
target of public criticism - 知己知彼,百战不殆
Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat. - 纸上谈兵
be an armchair strategist - 纸包不住火
Truth will come to light sooner or later. - 左右为难
between the devil and the deep blue sea
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