笨鳥先飛A slow sparrow should make an early start.
　　不眠之夜white night　
　　不遺余力spare no effort; go all out; do one"s best
　　不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
　　拆東墻補西墻rob Peter to pay Paul
　　大開眼界open one"s eyes; broaden one"s horizon; be an eye-opener
　　國泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
　　功夫不負有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
　　好了傷疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
　　和氣生財Harmony brings wealth
　　活到老，學到老One is never too old to learn.
　　既往不咎let bygones be bygones
　　金無足赤,人無完人Gold can"t be pure and man can"t be perfect.
　　金玉滿堂Treasures fill the home
　　腳踏實地be down-to-earth
　　腳踩兩只船sit on the fence
　　老生常談，陳詞濫調cut and dried, cliché
　　禮尚往來Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
　　留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒"Where there is life, there is hope."
　　馬到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
　　名利雙收gain in both fame and wealth
　　茅塞頓開be suddenly enlightened
　　弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
　　拿手好戲masterpiece
　　賠了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
　　搶得先機take the preemptive opportunities
　　強強聯手win-win co-operation
　　瑞雪兆豐年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
　　人之初,性本善Man"s nature at birth is good.
　　人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
　　人海戰術huge-crowd strategy
　　世上無難事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
　　世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
　　死而后已until my heart stops beating
　　歲歲平安Peace all year round
　　塞翁失馬，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
　　升級換代updating and upgrading (of products)
　　四十不惑Life begins at forty.
　　水漲船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
　　時不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
　　殺雞用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
　　說曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
　　實話實說speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
　　實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
　　糖衣炮彈sugar-coated bullets
　　天有不測風云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
　　團結就是力量Unity is strength.
　　歪風邪氣unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
　　物以類聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
　　望子成龍hold high hopes for one"s child
　　屋漏又逢連陰雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
　　文韜武略military expertise; military strategy
　　唯利是圖draw water to one"s mill
　　無源之水,無本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
　　無中生有make/create something out of nothing
　　徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
　　新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
　　蓄勢而發accumulate strength for a take-off
　　心想事成May all your wish come true
　　先入為主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
　　先下手為強catch the ball before the bound
　　像熱鍋上的螞蟻like an ant on a hot pan
　　現身說法warn people by taking oneself as an example
　　息事寧人pour oil on troubled waters
　　喜憂參半mingled hope and fear
　　循序漸進step by step
　　魚米之鄉a land of milk and honey
　　有情人終成眷屬"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
　　有錢能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
　　有識之士people of vision
　　有勇無謀use brawn rather than brain
　　與時俱進advance with times
　　以人為本people oriented; people foremost
　　因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
　　欲速則不達Haste does not bring success.
　　優勝劣汰survival of the fittest
　　英雄所見略同Great minds think alike.
　　冤家宜解不宜結Better make friends than make enemies.
　　一言既出，駟馬難追A real man never goes back on his words.
　　招財進寶Money and treasures will be plentiful
　　債臺高筑become debt-ridden
　　致命要害Achilles" heel
　　眾矢之的target of public criticism
　　紙上談兵be an armchair strategist
　　紙包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.