愛屋及烏 Love me, love my dog.
百聞不如一見 Seeing is believing.
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.
不眠之夜 white night
不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
不打不成交 No discord, no concord.
辭舊迎新 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
國泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
功夫不負有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
好了傷疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
和氣生財 Harmony brings wealth.
活到老學到老 One is never too old to learn.
金無足赤人無完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home.
留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 Where there is life, there is hope.
馬到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
茅塞頓開 be suddenly enlightened
沒有規矩不成方圓 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
謀事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.
賠了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
巧婦難為無米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.
千里之行始於足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
前事不忘後事之師 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
瑞雪兆豐年 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.
世上無難事只要肯攀登 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;
塞翁失馬焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
誰言寸草心報得三春暉 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass.
水漲船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.
時不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
實事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
說曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
山不在高，有仙則名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "
韜光養晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
天有不測風雲Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
團結就是力量Unity is strength.
物以類聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
望子成龍hold high hopes for one's child
文韜武略military expertise; military strategy
無中生有make create something out of nothing
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
虛心使人進步,驕傲使人落後Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
蓄勢而發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
嚴以律己,寬以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
有情人終成眷屬"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
有錢能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
與時俱進advance with times
以人為本people oriented; people foremost
欲窮千里目，更上一層樓"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
欲速則不達Haste does not bring success.
英雄所見略同Great minds think alike.
一言既出，駟馬難追A real man never goes back on his words.
招財進寶Money and treasures will be plentiful
知己知彼,百戰不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
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