成语谚语俗语翻译大全(精华整理版)
诸康妮演讲-
常见的中国习语
一些“形”同“意”合的谚语口译
Pride goes before a fall
骄者必败
Fish in
troubled waters
浑水摸鱼
Business is business
公事公办
The style is
the man
文如其人
More
haste,less speed
欲速则不达
Great minds think alike
英雄所见略同
Misfortunes never come alone
祸不单行
Hedges have
eyes,walls have ears
隔篱有眼，隔墙有耳
Man
proposes,God disposes.
谋事在人，成事在天
Beauty
is in the eye of beholder
情人眼里出西施
Time and
tide wait for no man
时不待我
/
岁月无情
A young
idler,an old beggar
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
A man
should not bite the hand that feeds him
不要恩将仇报
Health is
better than wealth
家有万贯财，不如一身健
Out
of office,out of danger
无官一身轻
In time of
peace prepare for war
居安当思危
The tongue cuts the throat
祸
从口出
/
言多必失
Out of sight,out of mind /far from
eye,far from heart
眼不见为净
All shall be well,Jack shall have Jill
有情人终成眷属
Friends
must part
聚散离合总有时
/
天下无不散之宴席
The remembrance of
the past is the teacher of the future
前
事不忘，后事之师
/
前车
之覆，后车之
鉴
1.
铁石心肠
cruel and
unrelenting
2.
置死地于后生
a vigorous and manly
exertion
3.
千秋功业
a great undertaking
of lasting importance
4.
安居乐业
live in peace and
work happily
5.
骨肉分离
family separation
6.
各得其所
be
properly provided for
7.
众议纷纭
disagree on
8.
岁月不居，来日苦短
Time does not stay is brief is the day.
9.
夜长梦多
A
long delay may mean trouble.
10.
时不我与
Time and tide wait
for no man.
11.
依时顺势
keep up with the
tide
12.
日渐没落
being pushed out of business
13.
鹬蚌相争
play A off against B
14.
浩然之气
noble spirit
15.
凤毛麟角
a rarity of the
rarities
16.
望而生畏
stand in awe before
17.
敬而远之
keep
respectfully aloof from
18.
众矢之的
in the dock
19.
毫无瓜葛
be
divorced from
20.
尔虞我诈
sheer cunning and
falsehood
21.
备受推崇
be rewarded and
respected
22.
善有善报，恶有恶报
the
good
inevitably
is
successful
and
the
bad
inevitably
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punished
23.
其乐融融
sweetness and light
24.
义无反顾
feel
obliged to
25.
物美价廉
attractive in price
and quality
26.
源源不断
keep flowing in a
steady stream
27.
滚滚不息
pour into
28.
福祉
well-being
29.
精华
quintessence
30.
阴霾
specter
31.
势不两立
pit sth against sth
32.
打折扣
wear thin / water
down
33.
大展宏图
score big points
34.
重整旗鼓
shock sth back to
life
35.
不谋而合
coincide with
36.
染指
dip
one’s finger in
37.
博大精深
both extensive and
profound
38.
源远流长
long-standing and
well-established
39.
诸子百家
the
masters’ hund
red schools
40.
天下为公
All under heaven are
equal.
41.
天下兴亡，匹夫有责
Everybody is
responsible for the fate of his country.
42.
吃苦耐劳
bear
hardships
43.
勤俭持家
frugality in
household management
44.
尊师重教
respect teachers and
value education
45.
当务之急
highest priority
46.
遭受重创
take
a heavy toll
47.
先见之明
prescient move
48.
奇园古宅
exotic gardens and old mansions
49.
衣食住行
clothing, food,
shelter and transportation
50.
信誓旦旦
be poised to
繁荣昌盛
thriving and prosperous
爱不释手
fondle admiringly
爱财如命
skin a flea for its hide
爱屋及乌
love me,love my dog He
that loves the tree loves the branch
安居乐业
live and work in peace
and contentment
白手起家
build up
from nothing
百里挑一
one in
hundred
百折不挠
be indomitable
半途而废
give up halfway leave
sth. Unfinished
包罗万象
all-
embracing all-inclusive
饱经风霜
weather-beaten
卑躬屈膝
bow and scrape cringe
悲欢离合
vicissitudes of life
背道而驰
run counter to run in
the opposite direction
本末倒置
put the cart before the
horse
笨鸟先飞
the slow need to
start early
必由之路
the only way
2
闭关自守
close the country to
international intercourse
变本加厉
be further intensified
变化无常
chop and change
fantasticality
变化无常
chop and
change fantasticality
别开生面
having sth. New
别有用心
have ulterior motives
彬彬有礼
refined and courteous
urbane
兵不厌诈
in war nothing is
too deceitful
博古通今
erudite
and informed
不败之地
incincible
position
不耻下问
feel not
ashamed to learn from one's subordinates
不可救药
be past praying for
beyond redemption
不劳而获
reap
where one has not sown
不屈不挠
fortitude
indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity
不速之客
crasher uninvited guest
不同凡响
outstanding
不言而喻
speak for itself tell
its own story tell its own tale went without
saying
不遗余力
spare no effort
spare no pains
不以为然
not
approve object to
不义之财
filthy
lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness
不亦乐乎
extremely
不远千里
go to the trouble of
travelling a long distance
不约而同
happen to coincide
不择手段
by any kind of means by
hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul
不知所措
be at a loss be all
adrift lose one's head out of one's wits
才疏学浅
have little talent and
learning
惨绝人寰
extremely cruel
沧海桑田
time brings a great
change to the worlds
沧海一粟
/
九牛一毛
a drop in the bucket
草木皆兵
a state of extreme
nervousness
层出不穷
emerge in
endlessly
层峦迭嶂
peaks over
peaks
察言观色
carefully watch
what sb. is doing and saying
姹紫嫣红
very beautiful flowers
畅行无阻
checkless
车水马龙
heavy traffic
沉默寡言
taciturnity
称心如意
well-content
趁热打铁
strike while iron is hot
Hold a wolf the iron is hot
成群结队
gang horde
诚惶诚恐
with reverence and awe
诚心诚意
sincere desire
承上启下
a connecting link
between the preceding and the following
吃苦耐劳
tough
吃里扒外
live on sb. while
helping others secretly
痴心妄想
胡思乱想
wishful thinking
3
持之以恒
preserve
叱咤风云
ride the whirlwind
愁眉苦脸
pull a long face snoot
愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地
woebegone
morosely
臭名远扬，臭名昭著
flagrancy<
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，
notorious
出乎意料
unexpected
出口成章
have an outstanding
eloquence
出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群
fill the
bill supereminence
出谋划策
give
counsel suggest
出奇制胜
defeat
sb. by a surprise action
出生入死
go through fire and
water
触类旁通
comprehend by
analogy
垂头丧气，无精打采
down in
the mouth lose one's spirits with the tail between
the
legs
垂头丧气的
blue about the gills
crestfallen downhearted
绰绰有余
more than sufficient
此起彼伏
as one falls,another
rises
从容不迫
go easy take one's
time
从容不迫的
leisured unhurried
从容不迫地
by easy stages
粗枝大叶
careless slapdash sloppy
粗枝大叶的
broad-brush
措手不及
unaware unprepared
错综复杂
扑朔迷离
anfractuosity
错综复杂的
anfractuous daedal
reticula sinuous
打草惊蛇
act
rashly and about: the enemy
大材小用
waste one's talent on a
petty job
大公无私
selfless
大海捞针
look for a needle in a
bottle of hay
大惑不解
be
extremely puzzled
大惊小怪
a
storm in a teacup foofaraw fuss like a hen with
one chicken
大惊小怪的
spoffish
大快人心
affording general
satisfaction
大名鼎鼎
famous well
known
大器晚成
great minds mature
slowly
大千世界
the boundless
universe
大失所望
greatly
disappointed
大同小异
largely
identical but with minor differences
大显身手
大显神通
strut one's stuff
大言不惭
夸夸其谈
fanfaronade rodomontade
大义凛然
inspiring awe by
upholding justice
大义灭亲
place
righteousness above family loyalty
大智若愚
Still waters run deep.
An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water
runs deep
呆若木鸡
dumbstruck transfixed
待人接物
the ways one gets along
with others
4
殚思极虑
rack one's brains
胆小如鼠
cannot say boh to a
goose
胆战心惊的
funky
淡泊明志
not seek fame and wealth
道貌岸然
be sanctimonious
得过且过
drift along muddle along
得天独厚的
advantaged
得心应手
handy with facility
得意忘形
得意洋洋
bloat get dizzy with
success
得意洋洋
elated elation
exaltation jauntiness
得意扬扬
ride high
得意洋洋的
cock-a-hoop high-blown
perky
得意扬扬的
triumphant
德才兼备
have both ability and
moral integrity
德高望重
sainted
saintlike
登峰造极
reach the
limit reach the peak of perfection
地大物博
vast territory and
abundant resources
颠倒黑白
颠倒是非
混淆是非
call white black swear
black is white
颠三倒四
confused
disorderly
雕虫小技
insignificant
skill
调兵遣将
move forces
调虎离山
lure the enemy away from
his base
掉以轻心
treat sth.
Lightly
喋喋不休
blat cackle
chackle harp harp on jaw-jaw rattle twitter wag
顶天立地
of indomitable spirit
东施效颦
blind imitation with
ludicrous effection
东山再起
bob
up like a cork
独具匠心
show
originality
独树一帜
develop a
school of one's own
独一无二
in a
class by oneself
独一无二的
unique
unmatched unparalleled
度日如年
one day seems like a
year
断章取义
garble quote out of
context
对牛弹琴
whistle jigs to
a milestone Cast pearls before swine
对症下药
suit the remedy to the
case
多才多艺
versatility
多才多艺的
accomplished all-round
allround miscellaneous versatile
多愁善感
sensitivity
sentimentality
多愁善感的
moonstruck spoony
多此一举
bring owls to Athens
hold a candle to the sun
多多益善
the more the better
咄咄逼人
aggressive
脱胎换骨
thoroughly remould
oneself
阿谀奉承
趋炎附势
greasiness
恩将仇报
以怨报德
忘恩负义
bite the hand that
feeds one
尔虞我诈
each trying to
cheat the other
5
发人深省的
thought-provoking
发人深省
set people thinking
发扬光大
carry forward
翻山越岭
tramp over hill and dale
翻天覆地
world-shaking
泛滥成灾
overrun
飞黄腾达
青云直上
come into one's kingdom
rise in the world strike oil
飞黄腾达的
successful
飞禽走兽
birds and beasts
废寝忘食
forget food and sleep
分道扬镳
part company,each going
his own way
分化瓦解
disintegrate
divide and demoralize
分门别类
classify
纷至沓来
come in a continuous
stream
纷至沓来的
thick as hail
奋不顾身
dash ahead regardless of
one's safety
愤愤不平
be
indignant
愤世嫉俗的
cynical
丰富多彩
rich and colorful
丰功伟绩
great achievement
丰衣足食
have ample food and
clothing
风花雪月
sentimental
writings of the exploiting classes
风马牛不相及
be totally unrelated
风靡一时
be the rage
风平浪静
calm
风起云涌
like a rising wind and
scudding clouds
风雨同舟
stand
together regardless of situation
风雨无阻
in all weathers
锋芒毕露
make a showy display of
one's abilities
蜂涌而来
pour
逢场作戏
join in the fun on
occasion
逢凶化吉
trun ill luck
into good
奉公守法
law-abiding
敷衍了事
make short shrift of
palter scuffle
釜底抽薪
take a
drastic measure to deal with a situation
赴汤蹈火
出生入死
go through fire and
water
富丽堂皇
magnificence
覆水难收
spilt
water
cannot
be
gathered
up
again
It
is
no
use
crying
over
spilt
milk
人山人海
people mountain people
sea
2.
百闻不如一见（眼见为
实）
Seeing is believing.
3.
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.
4.
笨鸟先飞
A slow
sparrow should make an early start.
5.
不眠之夜
white
night
6.
不以物喜不以己悲
not
pleased by external gains, not saddened by
personnal
6
losses
7.
不遗余力
spare no
effort; go all out; do one's best
8.
不打不成交
No
discord, no concord.
9.
拆东墙补西墙
rob
Peter to pay Paul
10.
辞旧迎新
bid
farewell
to
the
old
and
usher
in
the
new;
ring
out
the
old
year
and
ring in the new
11.
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
12.
大开眼界
open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-
opener
13.
国泰民安
The country flourishes and people live in peace?
14.
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
15.
功夫不负有心人
Everything comes to him who waits.
16.
好了伤疤忘了疼
once
on shore, one prays no more
17.
好事不出门恶事传千里
Good
news
never
goes
beyond
the
gate,
while
bad
news
spread
far
and wide.
18.
和气生财
Harmony
brings wealth.
19.
活到老学到老
One is
never too old to learn.
20.
既往不咎
let
bygones be bygones
21.
金无足赤人无完人
Gold
can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
22.
金玉满堂
Treasures
fill the home.
23.
脚踏实地
be down-
to-earth
24.
脚踩两只船
sit on
the fence
25.
君子之交淡如水
the
friendship between gentlemen is as pure as
crystal; a hedge
between keeps
friendship green
26.
老生常谈陈词滥调
cut and dried, cliché
27.
礼尚往来
Courtesy
calls for reciprocity.
28.
留得青山在不怕没柴烧
Where there is life, there is hope.
29.
马到成功
achieve
immediate victory; win instant success
30.
名利双收
gain in
both fame and wealth
31.
茅塞顿开
be
suddenly enlightened
32.
没有规矩不成方圆
Nothing can be
accomplished without norms or standards.
33.
每逢佳节倍思亲
On
festive
occasions
more
than
ever
one
thinks
of
one's
dear
ones
far is on the festival occasions when
one misses his dear most.
34.
谋事在人成事在天
The
planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven.
Man
proposes, God disposes.
35.
弄巧成拙
be too
smart by half; Cunning outwits itself
36.
拿手好戏
masterpiece
37.
赔了夫人又折兵
throw
good money after bad
38.
抛<
/p>
砖
引
玉
a
modest
spur
to
induce
others
to
come
forward
with
valuable
contributions; throw a sprat to catch a
whale
39.
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
40.
抢得先机
take the
preemptive opportunities
41.
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.
7
42.
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
43.
前事不忘后事之师
Past
experience,
if
not
forgotten,
is
a
guide
for
the
future.
44.<
/p>
前
人
栽
树
后
人
乘
凉
One
generation
plants
the
trees
in
whose
shade
another
generation sows and
another reaps.
45.
前怕狼后怕虎
fear
the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in
doing
something
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
can
hardly
afford
to
neglect
local
bullies.
47.
强强联手
win-win
co-operation
48.
瑞雪兆丰年
A timely
snow promises a good harvest.
49.
人之初性本善
Man's
nature at birth is good.
50.
人逢喜事精神爽
Joy
puts heart into a man.
51.
人海战术
huge-
crowd strategy
52.
世上无难事只要肯攀登
Where there is a will, there is a way.
53.
世外桃源
a
fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of
the world;
54.
死而后已
until my
heart stops beating
55.
岁岁平安
Peace all
year round.
56.
上有天堂下有苏杭
Just
as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou
and
Hangzhou on earth
57.
塞翁失马焉知非福
Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
58.
三十而立
A
man
should
be
independent
at
the
age
of
thirty,
a
man
should
be
able to think for himself.
59.
升级换代
updating
and upgrading (of products)
60.
四十不惑
Life
begins at forty.
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 boat floats high.
63.
时不我待
Time and
tide wait for no man.
64.
杀鸡用牛刀
break a
butterfly on the wheel
65.
实事求是
seek truth
from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to
facts
66.
说曹操
,
曹操到
Talk of the devil and he
comes.
67.
实话实说
speak the
plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it
is
68.
实践是检验真理的唯一标准
< br>Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
69.
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; '
70.
韬光养晦
hide one's
capacities and bide one's time
71.
糖衣炮弹
sugar-
coated bullets
72.
天有不测风云
Anything
unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
73.
团结就是力量
Unity is
strength.
74.“ 跳进黄河洗不清”'eve if one
jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash
oneself clean--there's nothing one can
do to clear one's name '
75.
歪风邪气
unhealthy
practices and evil phenomena
76.
物以类聚，人以群分
Birds
of a feather flock together.
77.
往事如风
'The
past has vanished
(from
memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas
78.
望子成龙
hold high
hopes for one's child
79.
屋
漏又逢连阴雨
Misfortunes never come singly.
When it rains it pours.
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80.
文韬武略
military
expertise; military strategy
81.
唯利是图
draw water
to one's mill
82.
无源之水
,
无本之木
water without a
source, and a tree wiithout roots
83.
无中生有
make
create something out of nothing
84.
无风不起浪
There are no waves
without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
85.
徇私枉法
bend the
law for the benefit of relatives or friends
86.
新官上任三把火
a new
broom sweeps clean
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.
蓄势而发
accumulate strength for
a take-off
89.
心想事成
May all
your wish come true
90.
心照不宣
have a
tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit
understanding
91.
先入为主
First
impressions are firmly entrenched.
92.
先下手为强
catch the
ball before the bound
93.
像热锅上的蚂蚁
like an
ant on a hot pan
94.
现身说法
warn
people by taking oneself as an example
95.
息事宁人
pour oil
on troubled waters
96.
喜忧参半
mingled
hope and fear
97.
循序渐进
step by
step
98.
一路平安，一路顺风
speed
somebody on their way; speed the parting guest <
/p>
99.
严以律己
,
宽以待人
be strict with oneself and lenient
towards others
100
鱼米之乡
land of
milk and honey
101.
有情人终成眷属
Jack
shall have Jill, all shall be well.
102.
有钱能使鬼推磨
Money
makes the mare go. Money talks.
103.
有识之士
people of vision
104.
有勇无谋
use brawn
rather than brain
105.
有缘千里
来相会
Separated as we are thousands of
miles apart, we come together
as if by
predestination.
106.
与时俱进
advance
with times
107.
以人为本
people
oriented; people foremost
108.
因材施教
teach
students according to their aptitude
109.
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
110.
欲速则不达
Haste
does not bring success.
111.
优胜劣汰
survival of the fittest
112.
英雄所见略同
Great
minds think alike.
113.
冤家宜解不宜结
Better
make friends than make enemies.
114.
冤假错案
'cases in
which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly
charged or
sentenced; unjust, false or
wrong cases'
115.
一言既出，驷马难追
A
real man never goes back on his words.
116.
招财进宝
Money and
treasures will be plentiful
117.
债台高筑
become
debt-ridden
118.
致命要害
Achilles'
heel
119.
众矢之的
target of public
criticism
120.
知己知彼
< br>,
百战不殆
Know
the
enemy
and
know
yourself,
and
you
can
fight
a
hundred
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