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1.ài wū jí wū 1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
2.bǎi wén bú rú yī jiàn （yǎn jiàn wéi shí ） 2.百闻不如一见（眼见为实） Seeing is believing.
3.bǐ shàng bú zú bǐ xià yǒu yú 3.比上不足比下有余 Worse off than some, better offthan many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.
4.bèn niǎo xiān fēi 4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make anearly start.
5.bú mián zhī yè 5.不眠之夜 White night
6.bú yǐ wù xǐ bú yǐ jǐ bēi 6.不以物喜，不以己悲 Not pleased by external gains,not saddened by personnal losses
7.bú yí yú lì 7.不遗余力 Spare no effort; go all out; doone's best
8.bú dǎ bú chéng jiāo 8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.
9.chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng 9.拆东墙补西墙 Rob Peter to pay Paul
10.cí jiù yíng xīn 10.辞旧迎新 Bid farewell to the old andusher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
11.dà shìhuà xiǎo xiǎo shì huà liǎo 11.大事化小，小事化了 Try first to make their mistakesound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
12.dà kāi yǎn jiè 12.大开眼界 Open one's eyes; broaden one'shorizon; be an eye-opener
13.guó tài mín ān 13.国泰民安 The country flourishes andpeople live in peace
14.guò yóu bú jí 14.过犹不及 Going too far is as bad as notgoing far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad astoo little
15.gōng fū bú fù yǒu xīn rén 15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him whowaits.
16.hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng 16.好了伤疤忘了疼 Once on shore, one prays nomore
17.hǎo shì bú chū mén è shì chuán qiān lǐ 17.好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond thegate, while bad news spread far and wide.
18.hé qì shēng cái 18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.
19.huó dào lǎo xué dào lǎo 19.活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn.
20.jì wǎng bú jiù 20.既往不咎 Let bygones be bygones
21.jīn wú zú chì rén wú wán rén 21.金无足赤，人无完人 Gold can't be pure and mancan't be perfect.
22.jīn yù mǎn táng 22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.
23.jiǎo tà shí dì 23.脚踏实地 Be down-to-earth.
24.jiǎo cǎi liǎng zhī chuán 24.脚踩两只船 Sit on the fence.
25.jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ 25.君子之交淡如水 The friendship betweengentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green.
26.lǎo shēng cháng tán chén cí làn diào 26.老生常谈陈词滥调 Cut and dried, cliché.
27.lǐ shàng wǎng lái 27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
28.liú dé qīng shān zài bú pà méi chái shāo 28.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there ishope.
29.mǎ dào chéng gōng 29.马到成功 Achieve immediate victory; wininstant success.
30.míng lì shuāng shōu 30.名利双收 Gain in both fame and wealth.
31.máo sè dùnkāi 31.茅塞顿开 Be suddenly enlightened.
32.méi yǒu guī jǔ bú chéng fāng yuán 32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplishedwithout norms or standards.
33.měi féng jiā jiē bèi sī qīn 33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more thanever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasionswhen one misses his dear most.
34.móu shì zài rén chéng shì zài tiān 34.谋事在人，成事在天 The planning lies with man, theoutcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.
35.nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō 35.弄巧成拙 Be too smart by half; Cunningoutwits itself.
36.ná shǒu hǎo xì 36.拿手好戏 Masterpiece.
37.péi le fū rén yòu shé bīng 37.赔了夫人又折兵 Throw good money after bad.
38.pāo zhuān yǐn yù 38.抛砖引玉 A forward with valuablecontributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale.
39.pò fǔ chén zhōu 39.破釜沉舟 Cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and bedetermined to fight to the end.
40.qiǎng dé xiān jī 40.抢得先机 Take the preemptiveopportunities.
41.qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī 41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can'tmake a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.
42.qiān lǐ zhī xíngshǐ yú zú xià 42.千里之行始于足下 A thousand-li journey beginswith the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step.
43.qián shì bú wàng hòu shì zhī shī 43.前事不忘，后事之师 Past experience, if notforgotten, is a guide for the future.
44.qián rén zāi shù hòu rén chéng liáng 44.前人栽树，后人乘凉 One generation plants the treesin whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.
45.qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ 45.前怕狼后怕虎 Fear the wolf in front and thetiger behind hesitate in doing something.
46.qiáng lóng nán yā dì tóu shé 46.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 canhardly afford to neglect local bullies.
47.qiáng qiáng lián shǒu 47.强强联手 Win-win co-operation.
48.ruì xuě zhào fēng nián 48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a goodharvest.
49.rén zhī chū xìng běn shàn 49.人之初，性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.
50.rén féng xǐ shì jīng shén shuǎng 50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.
51.rén hǎi zhàn shù 51.人海战术 Huge-crowd strategy.
52.shì shàng wú nán shì zhī yào kěn pān dēng 52.世上无难事，只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there isa way.
53.shì wài táo yuán 53.世外桃源 A fictitious land of peace awayfrom the turmoil of the world.
54.sǐ ér hòu yǐ 54.死而后已 Until my heart stops beating.
55.suì suì píng ān 55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round.
56.shàng yǒu tiān táng xià yǒu sū háng 56.上有天堂，下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise inheaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.
57.sāi wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú 57.塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actualblessing.
58.sān shí ér lì 58.三十而立 A man should be independent atthe age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
59.shēng jí huàn dài 59.升级换代 Updating and upgrading (ofproducts).
60.sì shí bú huò 60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty.
61.shuí yán cùn cǎo xīn bào dé sān chūn huī 61.谁言寸草心，报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun,can't be repaid by grass.
62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boatfloats high.
63.shí bú wǒ dài 63.时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man.
64.shā jī yòng niú dāo 64.杀鸡用牛刀 Break a butterfly on the wheel.
65.shí shì qiú shì 65.实事求是 Seek truth from facts; bepractical and realistic; be true to facts.
66.shuō cáo cāo ,cáo cāo dào 66.说曹操,曹操到 Talk of the devil and he comes.
67.shí huà shí shuō 67.实话实说 Speak the plain truth; call aspade a spade; tell it as it is.
68.shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn 68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterionfor testing truth.
69.shān bú zài gāo ，yǒu xiān zé míng 69.山不在高，有仙则名 No matter how high the mountainis, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy.
70.tāo guāng yǎng huì 70.韬光养晦 Hide one's capacities and bideone's time.
71.táng yī pào dàn 71.糖衣炮弹 Sugar-coated bullets.
72.tiān yǒu bú cè fēng yún 72.天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen.a bolt from the blue.
73.tuán jié jiù shì lì liàng 73.团结就是力量 Unity is strength.
74 tiào jìn huáng hé xǐ bú qīng 74.“跳进黄河洗不清” E ve if one jumped into theYellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do toclear one's name
75.wāi fēng xié qì 75.歪风邪气 Unhealthy practices and evilphenomena.
76.wù yǐ lèi jù ，rén yǐ qún fèn 76.物以类聚，人以群分 Birds of a feather flocktogether.
77.wǎng shì rú fēng 77.往事如风 The past has vanished (frommemory) like wind.; What in past, is pas.
78.wàng zǐ chéng lóng 78.望子成龙 Hold high hopes for one'schild.
79.wū lòu yòu féng lián yīn yǔ 79.屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly.When it rains it pours.
80.wén tāo wǔ luè 80.文韬武略 Military expertise; militarystrategy.
81.wéi lì shì tú 81.唯利是图 Draw water to one's mill.
82.wú yuán zhī shuǐ ,wú běn zhī mù 82.无源之水,无本之木 Water without a source, and atree wiithout roots.
83.wú zhōng shēng yǒu 83.无中生有 Make create something out ofnothing.
84.wú fēng bú qǐ làng 84.无风不起浪 There are no waves withoutwind. Th ere's no smoke without fire.
85.xùn sī wǎng fǎ 85.徇私枉法 Bend the law for the benefit ofrelatives or friends.
86.xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ 86.新官上任三把火 A new broom sweeps clean.
87.xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù ,jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu 87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward,whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
88. xù shì ér fā 88. 蓄势而发 Accumulate strength for atake-off.
89.xīn xiǎng shì chéng 89.心想事成 May all your wish come true.
90.xīn zhào bú xuān 90.心照不宣 Have a tacit understanding;give tacit consent; tacit understanding.
91.xiān rù wéi zhǔ 91.先入为主 First impressions are firmlyentrenched.
92.xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng 92.先下手为强 Catch the ball before thebound.
93.xiàng rè guō shàng de mǎ yǐ 93.像热锅上的蚂蚁 Like an ant on a hot pan.
94.xiàn shēn shuō fǎ 94.现身说法 Warn people by taking oneselfas an example.
95.xī shì níng rén 95.息事宁人 Pour oil on troubled waters.
96.xǐ yōu cān bàn 96.喜忧参半 Mingled hope and fear.
97.xún xù jiàn jìn 97.循序渐进 Step by step.
98.yī lù píng ān ，yī lù shùn fēng 98.一路平安，一路顺风 Speed somebody on their way;speed the parting guest.
99.yán yǐ lǜ jǐ ,kuān yǐ dài rén 99.严以律己,宽以待人 Be strict with oneself andlenient towards others.
100yú mǐ zhī xiāng 100鱼米之乡 A land flowing with milk and honey.
101.yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ 101.有情人终成眷属 Jack shall have Jill, all shallbe well.
102.yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò 102.有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Moneytalks.
103. yǒu shí zhī shì 103. 有识之士 People of vision.
104.yǒu yǒng wú móu 104.有勇无谋 Use brawn rather than brain.
105.yǒu yuán qiān lǐ lái xiàng huì 105.有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thousandsof miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
106.yǔ shí jù jìn 106.与时俱进 Advance with times.
107.yǐ rén wéi běn 107.以人为本 People oriented; peopleforemost.
108.yīn cái shī jiāo 108.因材施教 Teach students according totheir aptitude.
109.yù qióng qiān lǐ mù ，gèng shàng yī céng lóu 109.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 'to ascend another storey tosee a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Wouldeye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.'
110.yù sù zé bú dá 110.欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success.
111.yōu shèng liè tài 111.优胜劣汰 Survival of the fittest.
112.yīng xióng suǒ jiàn luè tóng 112.英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.
113.yuān jiā yí jiě bú yí jié 113.冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than makeenemies.
114.yuān jiǎ cuò àn 114.冤假错案 'cases in which people wereunjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrongcases'
115.yī yán jì chū ，sì mǎ nán zhuī 115.一言既出，驷马难追 A real man never goes back onhis words.
116.zhāo cái jìn bǎo 116.招财进宝 Money and treasures will beplentiful.
117.zhài tái gāo zhù 117.债台高筑 Become debt-ridden.
118.zhì mìng yào hài 118.致命要害 Achilles' heel.
119. zhòng shǐ zhī dì 119. 众矢之的 Target of public criticism.
120.zhī jǐ zhī bǐ ,bǎi zhàn bú dài 120.知己知彼,百战不殆 Know the enemy and knowyourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
121. zhǐ shàng tán bīng 121. 纸上谈兵 Be an armchair strategist.
122.zhǐ bāo bú zhù huǒ 122.纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooneror later.
123.zuǒ yòu wéi nán 123.左右为难 Between the devil and the deepblue sea.
124shí zài guǎng zhōu 124食在广州 East and west，Cantonese food is the best.
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