中国四字成语英语翻译

中国四字成语英语翻译

1. 守口如瓶：Keep the lips shut 。

2. 千里之行，始于足下：A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step 。

3. 水落石出：Truth will out 。

4. 望梅止渴：Longing for the success of a loved one 。

6. 饮鸩止渴：Drink poison to quench thirst 。

7. 力挽狂澜：Stem a tide of disasters 。

8. 旁门左道：Unconventional ways 。

9. 聚精会神：Focus on one thing with full attention 。

10. 无中生有：Something out of nothing 。

11. 因材施教：Instruction based on one‘s capabilities 。

12. 风起云涌：The rising of the wind and the rolling of the clouds 。

13. 闻鸡起舞：Be up and doing when the cock crows 。

14. 风马牛不相及：Horse and oxen don't associate with each other 。

15. 出口成章：Speak fluently and eloquently 。

16. 锱铢必较：Arguing even over minor details 。

17. 山高路远：High mountains and far away roads 。

18. 乘风破浪：Ride the wind and crest the wave 。

19. 百里挑一：One out of a thousand 。

20. 满载而归：Return full of gifts 。

21. 吃一堑，长一智：Learn from the mistakes of others 。

22. 泰山压顶：Pressurizing 。

23. 心急吃不了热豆腐：Impatience won't get you anywhere 。

24. 狗急跳墙：Take desperate measures 。

25. 一石二鸟：Kill two birds with one stone 。

26. 吊死问疾：Ask questions before it's too late 。

27. 趋炎附势：Flattering the powerful 。

28. 平步青云：Rise in the world quickly 。

29. 心有余而力不足：Inability to act because of lack of strength 。