English vs Chinese Expressions

Chinese vs English Expressions I

 

A blessing in disguise	塞翁失马，焉知非福
A hedge between, keep friendship green	君子之交淡如水
A promise is a promise	一言既出，驷马难追
A real man never goes back his words
Bad news travel fast	好事不出们，坏事传千里
Be a fence sitter/sit on the fence	骑墙派
Bend over backward to do something	竭尽全力
Bird of same feather flock together	物以类聚，人以群分
Filial piety	孝顺
Food is essential	民以食为天
Grass is greener on the other side of fence/mountain	这山望那山高
Have a foot in either camp	脚踩两只船
Jump the gun	操之过急
Look for fish in the woods	缘木求鱼
Man proposes, god disposes	谋事在人，成事在天
Nothing can be accomplished without norms and standards	没有规矩，不成方圆
Once on shore, one praises no more	好了伤疤忘了痛
Photographic memory	过目不忘
Rack one’s brain	绞尽脑汁/搜肠刮肚
Seeing is believing	百闻不如一见
Spare a rod, spoil a child	三天不打，上房揭瓦
Speak volume	不言而明
There are spots even on the sun	金无赤足，人无完人
This is no place like home	金窝银窝，不如自己的狗窝
Under the broad light/in the middle of the day	光天化日之下
Walk through fire	赴汤蹈火
We live and learn	活到老，学到老
Where there is a will, there is a way	有志者，事竟成
Where there is hope, there is life	留得青山在，不愁没柴烧
Wishful thinking	如意算盘/痴心妄想

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• Suggestion/comments/corrections/additions are appreciated -DrZhu- ♀ (161 bytes) () 01/28/2024 postreply 04:04:30

• Thanks a lot for sharing your own collections. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/28/2024 postreply 11:03:11

• 欢迎DrZhu回美坛，很有用的表达，多谢分享。学习了。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/28/2024 postreply 11:02:24

• 翻得挺好，学习了几个新的：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/28/2024 postreply 12:02:28

• 又看了一遍，有几个类似于谚语。欢迎关注美坛正在进行的APAD活动，有很多这样类似的表达。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/28/2024 postreply 16:02:36

• Thank you all for the encouragement -DrZhu- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/29/2024 postreply 14:38:05