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tiān xià
天下
wú
无
bù
不
sàn
散
zhī
之
yán xí
筵席
All good things must come to an end.
Lit: There is no never ending banquet under the sun.
wǔ shí
五十
bù
步
xiào
笑
bǎi
百
bù
步
The pot calls the kettle black.
Lit: The (soldier who retreated ) 50 paces jeered at the one who (retreated) 100 paces.
dāng jú
当局
zhě
者
mí
迷
You can't see the forest for the trees, but onlookers see the whole game.
Lit: The participant's perspective are clouded while the bystanders' views are clear.
sài
塞
wēng
翁
shī
失
mǎ
马
Certain bad luck is actually "a blessing in disguise."
Lit: The squire at the frontier lost his horse. (The horse eventually came back bringing some other horses with it.)
gè
各
huā
花
rù
入
gè
各
yǎn
眼
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Lit: Different flowers look good to different people
huò
祸
bù
不
dān
单
xīng
行
Misery loves company.
Lit: Good luck seldom comes in pairs but bad things never walk (occur) alone.
yǐ
以
dú
毒
gōng
攻
dú
毒
Fight fire with fire.
Lit: Fight fire with fire.
huā
花
kāi
开
kān
堪
zhé
折
zhí
直
xū
需
zhé
折
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.
Lit: Pick the flower when it is ready to be picked.
suì yuè
岁月
bù
不
liú
留
rén
人
Time and tide waits for no man.
Lit: Age and time do not wait for people.
jiā jiā
家家
yǒu
有
yī
一
běn
本
nán niàn
难念
de
的
jīng
经
Each family has its own kind of hell.
Lit: Each family has its own difficult scripture (or sutra) to recite.
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