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功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
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好了伤疤忘了疼 Once on shore, one prays no more
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好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
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和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
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活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn.
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既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
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金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
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金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
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脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
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脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
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君子之交淡如水
the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
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老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
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礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope."
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马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
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茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
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没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
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谋事在人，成事在天
"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
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弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
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拿手好戏 masterpiece
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赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
