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- 十年樹木百年樹人 十年树木百年树人 [shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2] /It take ten years to grow a tree, while a sound education program may require ten times as long before it takes root/

- 初生之犢不怕虎 初生之犊不怕虎 [chu1 sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3] /The new-born calf does not fear the tiger/

- 天有不測之風雲 天有不测之风云 [tian1 you3 bu4 ce4 zhi1 feng1 yun2] /Human fortunes are as unpreditable as the weather/

- 國家興亡匹夫有責 国家兴亡匹夫有责 [guo2 jia1 xing1 wang2 pi3 fu1 you3 ze2] /The rise and fall of a nation is the concern of every citizen/

- 他山之石可以攻玉 他山之石可以攻玉 [ta1 shan1 zhi1 shi2 ke3 yi3 gong1 yu4] /One can remedy one's own defects by accepting another's good suggestions/

- 三人行必有我師 三人行必有我师 [san1 ren2 xing2 bi4 you3 wo3 shi1] /If three of us walking together, at least one of the other two is good enough to be my teacher/

- 一手交錢一手交貨 一手交钱一手交货 [yi1 shou3 jiao1 qian2 yi1 shou3 jiao1 huo4] /cash on delivery/

- 一言既出駟馬難 一言既出驷马难 [yi1 yan2 ji4 chu1 si4 ma3 nan2] /A promise cannot be taken back once it is made/

- 有情人終成眷屬 有情人终成眷属 [you3 qing2 ren2 zhong1 cheng2 juan4 shu3] /The lovers finally got married/

- 金錢非萬能 金钱非万能 [jin1 qian2 fei1 wan4 neng2] /money will not buy everything/

- 金錢萬能 金钱万能 [jin1 qian2 wan4 neng2] /money can do anything/

- 有錢能使鬼推磨 有钱能使鬼推磨 [you3 qian2 neng2 shi3 gui3 tui1 mo4] /Money can work miracles/

- 有福同享有禍同當 有福同享有祸同当 [you3 fu2 tong2 xiang3 you3 huo4 tong2 dang1] /to share bliss and misfortune together/

- 星星之火可以燎原 星星之火可以燎原 [xing1 xing5 zhi1 huo3 ke3 yi3 liao2 yuan2] /A spark may cause a conflagration/

- 新官上任三把火 新官上任三把火 [xin1 guan1 shang4 ren4 san1 ba3 huo3] /A newly inaugurated official tends to be very strict with his subordinates about his job at the beginning/fig. vigorous new policies/

- 新上任三把火 新上任三把火 [xin1 shang4 ren4 san1 ba3 huo3] /A newly inaugurated official tends to be very strict with his subordinates about his job at the beginning, and is likely to relax as time goes by/fig. vigorous new policies/

- 掛羊頭賣狗肉 挂羊头卖狗肉 [gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4] /to sell dog meat while hanging a sheep's head outside the shop as advertisement/

- 戰無不勝攻無不克 战无不胜攻无不克 [zhan4 wu2 bu4 sheng4 gong1 wu2 bu4 ke4] /to triumph in every battle and succeed in every invasion/

- 幼吾幼以及人之幼 幼吾幼以及人之幼 [you4 wu2 you4 yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 you4] /to took after other's children as well as one's own/

- 巧婦難為無米之炊 巧妇难为无米之炊 [qiao3 fu4 nan2 wei2 wu2 mi3 zhi1 chui1] /(成语 saw) Nobody can accomplish anything without the necessary means/

- 慾善其事必先利其器 欲善其事必先利其器 [yu4 shan4 qi2 shi4 bi4 xian1 li4 qi2 qi4] /Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job/