中国谚语英文版
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中国谚语英文版篇一
中国谚语的英文对照
1. 否定一切也就承认了一切
He who commences many things finishes but few.
黎明前最黑暗
The darkest hour is that before the dawn
结交好友，启迪心灵；结交坏人，败坏一生
The conpany of a good man is the light of the soul,of an evil man the poison of life . 真正的爱情之路从来不会是平坦的
The course of true love never did run smooth .
虚度年华谓之生存，奋斗不息才叫生活
Time wasted is existence,used is life.
失之东隅，收之桑榆
What we lose in hake we shall have in herring.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
Whatsoever a man soweth ,that shall be also reap.
舍得鱼饵才能钓到大鱼
You must lose a fly to catch a trout.
从来没有树敌则永远不会有朋友
You've never made a friend if you've never made a foe.
不经历痛苦就不懂得幸福
He who has not tasted bitter doesn't konw what sweet is.
熟能生巧
Practice makes perfect.
言出必行
Practice what you preach.
老柴最好烧，老马最好骑
Old wood is best to burn,old horse to ride
水中可见己面，酒中可见人心
In water you may see your own face ,in wine,the heart of another.
知人者智，自知者明
He who knows others is learned ,and he who knows himself is wise.
逆境是通往顺境之路
Adversity often leads to prosperity.
赛翁失马,焉之非福
Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲
A lazy youth ,a lousy age.
患难时的朋友才是真正的朋友
A friend in need is a firend indeed.
愚者千虑，必有一得
A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark.
蜡烛燃烧了自己，却照亮了别人
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
A burnt child dreads the fire.
勇敢者可能跌倒，但不会屈服
A brave man may fall ,but he cannot yield.
中国谚语英文版篇二
中国谚语的英文表达
中国谚语之英文表达
赵曦蕾
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A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 一着不慎,满盘皆输.
All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的未必都是金子。
A child is better unborn than untaught. 养不教，父之过。
Art is long, life is short. 生命短暂，艺术长存。
A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真情。
Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。
A light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。
All covet, all lose. 样样垂涎，样样失落。贪多嚼不烂。
A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。
All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。
A small leak will sink a great ship. 千里之堤溃于蚁穴。
All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。
A baker‘s wife may bite of a bun, a brewer’s wife may bite of a tun.近水楼台先得月。
A short cut is often a wrong cut. 欲速则不达。
A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。
A prophet is not without honor save in his own country. 远来的和尚好念经。
All feet tread not in one shoe. 众口难调。
A uncut gem does not sparkle. 玉不琢，不成器。
A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。
A little spark may kindle a great fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。
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Beauty is but skin-deep. 美丽只是外表罢了
Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵
Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。
Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山。
Better die standing than live kneeling 宁愿站着死，也不跪着生。
Better be envied than pitied. 宁被人妒，不受人怜。
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Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。
Cast an anchor to windward. 未雨绸缪。
Care and diligence bring luck. 勤能补拙
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Deliberate slowly, execute promptly. 慎于思而敏于行。谨慎勤奋，带来好运。
Diamonds cut diamonds. 棋逢对手，将遇良才。
Danger past, God forgotten. 飞鸟尽，良弓藏。
Dreams are lies. 梦不足信。
Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。
Do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。
Do unto others as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿失于人。
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Experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。
Every man is the architect (or artificer) of his own fortune. 自己幸福自己创。
Evening red and morning grey are the sign of a fine day. 晚霞行千里。
Every bean has its black. 金无足赤，人无完人。
Even woods have ears. 隔墙有耳。
Enough is better than too much. 过犹不及。
Every tub must stand on its own bottom. 人贵自立。
Experience teaches. 吃一堑，长一智。
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Full vessels sound least. 大智若愚。
First impressions are half the battle. 先入为主。
Faith moves mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
Fact is stranger than fiction. 大千世界，无奇不有。
Fire proves gold, adversity proves man. 烈火识真金，逆境识英雄。
Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters. 水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
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Give everyone his due. 一视同仁。
Good (or Great) wits jump. 英雄所见略同。
Go while the going is good. 三十六计，走为上计。
Great weights hang on small wires. 千钧一发。
Good wine needs no bush 酒香不怕巷子深。
Greatest genius often lies concealed. 大智若愚。
Grasp all, lose all. 贪多必失。
Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
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Honour to whom honour is due. 论功行赏。
He travels the fastest who travels alone. 曲高和寡。
Heaven helps those who help themselves. 求人不如求己。
He sits no sure that sits too high. 高处不胜寒。
He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词。 He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight. 正人先正己。
He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行，始于足下。 He that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次当。
Humility often gains more than pride. 满招损，谦受益。
He is eloquent enough for whom truth speaks. 事实胜于雄辩。
He that promises too much means nothing. 轻诺者寡信。
He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词。 Hard words break no bones. 忠言逆耳利于行。
Haste makes waste. 忙乱易错。欲速则不达。
He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。
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It is six of one and half a dozen of the other. 彼此彼此。
If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力量是无穷的。 It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。
Ill news never comes too late. 好事不出门，坏事传千里。
It is the first step that is troublesome. 万事开头难。
J
Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
K
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is key to it. 实践得真知。{中国谚语英文版}.
Keeping is harder than winning. 创业不易，守业更难。
Knowledge is no burden. 艺不压身。
Kiss and be friends. 握手言和。
Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。
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Let‘s cross the bridge when we come to it. 既来之，则安之。
Love is blind. 情人眼里出西施。
Little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。
Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。
Live and learn. 学无止境。
M
Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散。
Mind acts upon mind. 心有灵犀一点通。
N
Nothing comes wrong to a hungry man. 饥不择食
No cross, no crown. 不吃苦中苦，难为人上人。
Nothing is easier than faultfinding. 站着说话不腰痛。
No weal without woe. 福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。
No work, no money. 不劳无获。
Never too late (or old) to learn. 活到老，学到老。
Never judge by appearances. 切莫以貌取人。
No fire without smoke. 无风不起浪。
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One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun.一叶障目，不见泰山。
One swallow does not make a summer. 一花独放不是春。
One can not be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier. 服从是军人的天职。
One lark does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春。
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Practice is better than precept. 身教重于言教。
Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。
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Riches have wings. 富贵无常。
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Score twice before you cut once. 三思而后行。
Sense comes with age. 老马识途。
So the world wags. 这就是人生。
So said, so done. 说到做到。言出必行。
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. 要成大业，自信第一。 Ｔ
Talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操，曹操就到。new
Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。new
The reasons of the poor weight not. 人微言轻。
The shortest way round is the longest way home. 欲速则不达。
Those are in the same boat should row together.同舟共济。
Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。
The heart’s letter is read in the eyes. 眼睛是心灵的窗户。
The deed proves the man. 观其行而知其人。
True gold fears not the fire. 真金不怕火炼。
Take time while time is, for time will away. 机不可失，时不在来。
The battle is to the strong. 两强相遇勇者胜。
The heart is seen in wine. 酒后吐真言。
The best of friends must part. 天下没有不散的宴席。
Time is money. 时间就是金钱
Through obedience learn to command. 先当学生，后当先生。
Time tries all things. 时间检验一切。
There is no fire without smoke. 无风不起浪。
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Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利于行。
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Wealth is nothing without health. 健康胜于财富。
We begun is half done. 良好的开端等于成功的一半。
Work makes the workman. 熟能生巧。
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You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有失。事难两全其美。
Youth’s a stuff will not endure. 青春易逝。
You are never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。
You never know till you have tired. 事非经过不知难。
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Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. 热情而无知，犹如无光之火
Zeal without kowledge is the sister of folly. 无知的热情近乎愚蠢
中国谚语警句中英文对照版
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利: two dogs fight for a bone, and
玉不琢，不成器: C: A piece of jade unless cut forms no article of vertu. / E: An uncut gem goes not sparkle. / The finest diamond must be cut. / Unpolished pearls never shine.
十年树木，百年树人: C: It takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to bring up
a generation of good men. / E: It takes three generations to make a gentleman.
学无止境: C: knowledge is infinite / E: progress sometimes uses a comma, but never a full stop.
此地无银三百两: never try to prove what nobody doubts.
严师出高徒: C: Good pupils are to be brought up by strict teachers. / E: It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse.
得不偿失: give a lark to catch a kite.
对症下药: a disease known is half the cure.
君子之交淡如水: a hedge between keeps friendship green.
化干戈为玉帛: bury the hatchet.
家和万事兴: he is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home. 江山易改，本性难移: the leopard cannot change its spots.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧: where there is life, there is hope.
狡兔三窟: the mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.
举一反三: half a tale is enough for a wise man.
当局者迷，旁观者清: outsiders see more than insiders. / standers-by see more than gamesters.
世上无难事，只怕有心人: dogged does it.
笨鸟先飞: C: a slow sparrow should make an early start. / E: a lame traveler should get out betimes.
冷暖自知: every man is best known to himself.
有情人终成眷属: every jack has jill.
宁为玉碎不为瓦全: better death than dishonor.
情人眼里出西施: if jack is in love, he is no judge of jill’s beauty.
拳不离手，曲不离口: no day without a line.
吃一堑，长一智: by falling we learn to go safely.
塞翁失马: no great loss without some small gain.
天无绝人之路: god tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
仁者见仁，智者见智: E: the donkey means one thing, and the driver another. / C: the benevolent see benevolence and the wise see wisdom.
师傅领进门，修行在个人: no man is his craft’s master the first day.
中国谚语英文版篇三
英语版中国谚语99句
1.The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
2.Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师。
3.Offense is the best defense.进攻是最好的防御。
4.Old friends and old wines are best.陈酒味醇，老友情深。
5.Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。
6.Once a man and twice a child.一次老，两次小。
7.Once a thief， always a thief.偷盗一次，做贼一世。
8.Once bitten， twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
9.One boy is a boy， two boys half a boy， three boys no boy.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
10.Wet behind the ears.乳臭未干。
11.One cannot put back the clock.时钟不能倒转。
12.One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。
13.One false move may lose the game.一着不慎，满盘皆输。
14.One good turn deserves another.行善积德。
15.One hour today is worth two tomorrow.争分夺秒效率高。
16.One man‘s fault is other man’s lesson.前车之鉴。
17.One never loses anything by politeness.讲礼貌不吃亏。
18.One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。
19.One‘s words reflect one’s thinking.言为心声。
20.Out of debt， out of danger.无债一身轻。
21.Out of office， out of danger.无官一身轻。
22.Out of sight， out of mind.眼不见，心为静。
23.Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。
24.Penny wise， pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。
25.Please the eye and plague the heart. 贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。
26.Pleasure comes through toil.苦尽甘来。
27.Pour water into a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。
28.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
29.Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。
30.Praise makes good men better， and bad men worse.好人越夸越好，坏人越夸糟。
31.Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
32.Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。
33.Pride goes before， and shame comes after.骄傲使人落后。
34.Promise is debt.一诺千金。
35.Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。
36.Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。
37.Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。
38.Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。
39.Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。
40.Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。
41.Respect yourself， or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。
42.Rome is not built in a day冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
43.Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。
44.Seeing is believing.眼见为实。
45.Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。
46.Send a wise man on an errand， and say nothing to him.智者当差，不用交代。
47.Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。
48.Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。
49.Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。
50.Soon learn， soon forgotten.学得快，忘得快。
51.Soon ripe， soon rotten.熟得快，烂得快。
52.Speech is silver， silence is gold.能言是银，沉默是金。
53.Still water run deep.静水流深。
54.Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。
55.Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。
56.Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。
57.Talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。
58.Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操，曹操就到。
59.Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。
60.Teach others by your example.躬亲示范。
61.The best hearts are always the bravest.无私者无畏。
62.The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。
63.The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盗铃。
64.The danger past and God forgotten.过河拆桥。
65.The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。
66.The darkest place is under the candlestick.烛台底下最暗。
67.The devil knows many things because he is old.老马识途。
68.The devil sometimes speaks the truth.魔鬼有时也会说真话。
69.The die is cast.木已成舟。
70.The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
71.The end justifies the means.只要目的正当，可以不择手段。
72.The end makes all equal.死亡面前，人人平等。
73.The eye is bigger than the belly.贪多嚼不烂。
74.The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而绕远路。
75.The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。
76.The fire is the test of gold， adversity of strong man.烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。
77.The first step is the only difficulty.迈出第一步是最艰难的。
78.The fox knew too much， that‘s how he lost his tail.机关算尽太聪明，反误了
卿卿性命。
79.The fox preys farthest from home.兔子不吃窝边草。
80.The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.坐井观天。
81.The grass is greener on the other side.这山望着那山高。
82.The greatest talkers are always least doers.语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
83.The higher up， the greater the fall.爬得高，摔得惨。
84.The leopard cannot change its spots.本性难移。
85.The more noble， the more humble.人越高尚，越谦虚。
86.The more wit， the less courage. 初生牛犊不怕虎。
87.The outsider sees the most of the game.旁观者清。
88.The pen is mightier than the sword.笔能杀人。
89.The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。
90.There are spots in the sun.太阳也有黑点。
91.There are two sides to every question.问题皆有两面。
92.There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本难念的经。
93.There is kindness to be found everywhere.人间处处有温情。
94.There is no general rule without some exception.任何法规均有例外。
95.There is no medicine against death.没有长生不老药。
96.There is no place like home.金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
97.There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
98.The style is the man.字如其人。
99.The tongue is not steel， yet it cuts. 人言可畏。
中国谚语英文版篇四
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1.The water that bears the boat is the samethat swallows it up.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
2.Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师。
3.Offense is the best defense.进攻是最好的防御。
4.Old friends and old wines are best.陈酒味醇，老友情深。
5.Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。
6.Once a man and twice a child.一次老，两次小。
7.Once a thief， always a thief.偷盗一次，做贼一世。
8.Once bitten， twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
9.One boy is a boy， two boys half a boy， three boys no boy.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
10.Wet behind the ears.乳臭未干。
11.One cannot put back the clock.时钟不能倒转。
12.One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。
13.One false move may lose the game.一着不慎，满盘皆输。
14.One good turn deserves another.行善积德。
15.One hour today is worth two tomorrow.争分夺秒效率高。
16.One man‘s fault is other man’s lesson.前车之鉴。
17.One never loses anything by politeness.讲礼貌不吃亏。
18.One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。
19.One‘s words reflect one’s thinking.言为心声。
20.Out of debt， out of danger
.无债一身轻。
21.Out of office， out of danger.无官一身轻。
22.Out of sight， out of mind.眼不见，心为静。
23.Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。
24.Penny wise， pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。
25.Please the eye and plague the heart. 贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。
26.Pleasure comes through toil.苦尽甘来。
27.Pour water into a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。
28.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
29.Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。
30.Praise makes good men better，
and bad men worse.好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。
31.Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
32.Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。
33.Pride goes before， and shame comes after.骄傲使人落后。
34.Promise is debt.一诺千金。
35.Proverbs are the daughters of dailyexperience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。
36.Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。
37.Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。
38.Put your shoulder to the wheel.
鼎力相助。
39.Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。
40.Reading is to the mind while exercise tothe body.读书健脑，运动强身。
41.Respect yourself， or no one else willrespect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。
42.Rome is not built in a day.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
43.Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。
44.Seeing is believing.眼见为实。
中国谚语英文版篇五
中国谚语英文翻译
中国谚语英文翻译
驚弓之鳥/ 談虎色變A burnt child dreads fire.
見微知著/ 一葉知秋A feather shows the way the wind blows.
意外之財/ 一筆橫財 a financial windfall ;
急風知勁草A friend in need is a friend indeed.
千里鵝毛 A gift is cheap, but love is dear.
錢能通神A golden hammer breaks an iron door.
小不忍則亂大謀 A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
忙中有錯A hasty man drinks his tea with his fork. '
少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲 A lazy youth, a lousy age.
百無一用是書生 A learned man is an idler who kills time by study.
星星之火可以燎原 A little leak will sink a great ship.
量小非君子A little pot will soon be hot.
新官上任三把火A new broom sweeps clean.
滾石不生苔A rolling stone gathers no moss.
知恥近乎勇 A sense of shame is the farthest thing from cowardice.
小洞不補,大洞吃苦A stitch in time saves nine.
虎父虎子 A wise goose never laid a tame egg.
能者多勞 Able men are always busy.
四海之內皆兄弟 All men are brothers.
殊途同歸/ 條條大路通羅馬 All roads lead to Rome.
一瓶不響,半瓶響叮噹 An empty wagon makes the most noise.
冰凍三尺非一日之寒An oak is not felled at one stroke.
上行下效 As the old cock crows, the young one learns.
中国谚语B
九牛一毛 be a drop in a bucket ~
年高德邵 be an statesman
花團錦簇 be blanketed with flowers
琳朗滿目 be eye-catching ~{中国谚语英文版}.
淋漓盡致 be in great detail; vividly and incisively
方興未艾 be in the ascendant (福星高照,有旭日東昇之勢)
纖毫之細 be minute
行雲流水 be natural and spontaneous; like floating clouds and flowing water
喜優參半 be/go through ups and downs
紅顏薄命 Beauty is a fading flower.
秀色可餐 Beauty is a feast in itself.
色即是空 Beauty is but skin-deep.
東施效顰 Being butcher, don't imitate the piper.
雜而不精 Better be master of one than Jack-of-all-trades.
寧為雞口,不為牛後 Better to reign in hell than serve in Heaven.
物以類聚 Birds of a feather flock together.
血濃於水 Blood is thicker than water.
恩將仇報 Bring up a raven and it will peck out your eyes.
中国谚语C
蓋棺論定Call no man happy before he is dead.
老吾老以及人之老,幼吾幼以及人之幼Charity begins at home.
以牙還牙,以眼還眼Claw me and I'll claw thee.
平生不做虧心事,半夜敲門心不驚Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
掛羊頭賣狗肉Cry out wine and sell vinegar.
害人反害己Curses come home to roost.
中国谚语D
一了白了Death pays all scores.
慎謀能斷Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.
棋逢敵手/ 強中自有強中手Diamond cuts diamond.
膽大心細Discretion is the better part of valor.
己所不欲,勿施於人Do to others as you would be done by.
中国谚语E
虎父虎子Eagles do not breed doves.
悖入悖出Easy come, easy go.
虎落平陽被犬欺Even hares pull a lion by the beard when he is dead.
智者千慮,必有一失Even Homer sometimes nods.
生死有命Every bullet has its billet.
天無絕人之路Every cloud has a silver lining.
雞犬升天Every dog has its day.
後生可畏Every oak has been an acorn.
賣瓜說瓜甜Every peddler praises his own needles.
人莫不親其親Everyone knows that he should show respect for his parents.
中国谚语F
事實勝於雄辯Fact speaks louder than eloquence.
望梅止渴/ 畫餅充飢Fine words butter no parsnips.
有備無患Forewarned is forearmed.
傻人多福Fortune favors fools.
中国谚语G
得寸進尺Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.
樹大招風/ 人怕出名豬怕肥God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
有備無患Good watch prevents misfortune.
英雄所見略同Great minds think alike.
中国谚语H
聊勝於無Half a loaf is better than none.
樂極生悲He laughs best who laughs last.
吃得苦中苦,方為人上人He that has no cross deserves no crown; No pain, no gain. 守株待兔He that waits for chance is never sure of his dinner.
欲加之罪何患無詞He that wants to hand a dog is sure to find a rope.
虎頭蛇尾He who enters an a whirlwind will depart as an ant.
巧言令色鮮矣仁He who gives fair words feeds you with an empty spoon.
近朱者赤,近墨者黑He who lies down with dogs will rise with fleas.
最獨婦人心Hell hath no Fury like a woman scorned.
死有餘辜His life is not worth a year's purchase.
飢不擇食Hunger finds no fault with the cookery.
中国谚语I
山窮水盡疑無路,柳暗花明又一村,否極泰來If winter comes, can spring be far behind? 巧婦難為無米之炊If you have no hand, you can't make a fist.
一犬吠影,百犬吠聲If you pull one pig by the tail, all the rest squeal.
好事不出門,惡事傳千里Ill news travels faster than good.
天下烏鴉一般黑In every country dogs bite.
人莫不親其親It has never been the case that man doesn't love his parents.
回頭是岸It is never too late to mend.
前車之鑑It is well to profit by the folly of others.
禍不單行It never rains but it pours.
天壤之別It's all Lombard Street to a Chinese orange.
有一利必有一弊It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
天下無難事,只怕有心人It's dogged that does it.
十分有看頭It's really eye-catching/ magnificent/ spectacular
中国谚语JKL
天網恢恢,疏而不漏Justice has long arms.
人在矮簷下,不敢不低頭Kings have long arms.
言多必失Least said, soonest mended.
門當戶對Let beggars match beggars.
別管閒事Let sleeping dogs lie; Mind your own business.
事如春夢了無痕Life is like a spring dream that vanishes without a trace.
有其父必有其子Like father, like son.
滴水穿石Little strokes fell great oaks.
家和萬事興Love can turn the cottage into a golden palace.
情人眼裡出西施Love is blind.
愛屋及烏Love me, love my dog.
中国谚语M
未雨綢繆Make hay while the sun shines.
君子謀道不謀食Man does not live on bread only.
謀事在人,成事在天Man proposes, God disposes.
積少成多/ 積腋成裘Many a little makes a mickle.
團結就是力量/ 眾志成城Many hands make light work.
同病相憐Misery likes company.
金錢萬能Money is everything.
有錢能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go.
欲速則不達More haste, less speed.
雷聲大雨聲小Much cry and ittle wool.
中国谚语N
人不為己,天誅地滅Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin.
換湯不換藥New wine in an old bottle.
有緣千里來相會No distance can sever those whom fate unites.
不入虎穴焉得虎子Nothing ventured, nothing gained
中国谚语O
驚弓之鳥/ 談虎色變Once bitten by a snake, a well-rope is a three years' terror.
過河拆橋Once on shore, one prays no more.
善有善報One good turn deserves another.
張家之貽或為李家之戚One man's meat may be another man's poison.
前人種樹,後人乘涼One soweth and another reapeth.
眼不見為淨Out of sight, out of mind.
一不做,二不休Over shoes, over boots
中国谚语PR
因小失大Penny wise and pound foolish.
勤能補拙Practice makes perfect.
驕者必敗Pride goes before a fall.
寧為玉碎,不為瓦全Rather lose humbly than gain basely.
放下屠刀,立地成佛Repentance and confession pave the way for those who wish to be saved. 財富無常Riches have wings.
大器晚成Rome was not built in a day.
有一利必有一弊Roses have throns; It's a long lane that has no return.
中国谚语S{中国谚语英文版}.
百聞不如一見Seeing is believing.