1. 天下大势．分久必合，合久必分
The empire, long divided, must unite; long united must divide.
2. 说曹操，曹操就到
2. 说曹操，曹操就到
Mention Cao Cao and he appears
3. 不求同年同月同日生，但求同年同月同日死
3. 不求同年同月同日生，但求同年同月同日死
We don't ask to be born on the same year, same month and same day, but we ask to die on the same year same month same day
4. 万事具备，只欠东风
4. 万事具备，只欠东风
All is ready except the western wind
5. 赔了夫人又折兵
Losing a wife and the army.
6. 兄弟如手足，妻子如衣服。衣服破，尚可缝； 手足断，安可续？
Wives and children, like clothing, are replaceable if lost but the same does not hold true for one's brothers (or friends)
7. 刘备借荆州——有借无还
Liu Bei borrows Jingzhou with no intention of returning it
5. 赔了夫人又折兵
Losing a wife and the army.
6. 兄弟如手足，妻子如衣服。衣服破，尚可缝； 手足断，安可续？
Wives and children, like clothing, are replaceable if lost but the same does not hold true for one's brothers (or friends)
7. 刘备借荆州——有借无还
Liu Bei borrows Jingzhou with no intention of returning it
8. 三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮
Three inferior people can overpower a superior person when they combine their strengths
9. 司马昭之心，路人皆知
Everyone knows the evil heart of Sima Zhao
10. 乐不思蜀
Too happy to think of my where I am from
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