<p>条条大路通罗马</p>

<p>I don't know if there is something as bloody as "skin a cat" in Chinese.</p>

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To "skin" a cat is to remove its fur.

To "skin" a catfish (鯰魚) is to remove its skin as preparation for dish.
Henry HO
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FortCpp
<p>别在一颗树上吊死</p>

<p>You do not have to hang on just this one tree.</p>

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请比较 iciba： macabre； 可怕的； 以死亡为主题的； 令人毛骨悚然的  He takes a macabre interest in graveyards.
    他那么留意墓地,令人毛骨悚然.4. Police have made a macabre discovery.
    警方有一个令人毛骨悚然的发现。
user6065
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@S.Rhee ?????????????
Mou某
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some users might view using ＂hanging oneself from a tree＂ as a somewhat macabre way of rendering the expression into Chinese，很可能有一些使用者觉得用＂在一颗树上吊死＂来翻译讨论中的英文说法有点太可怕。Chinese speakers，however may not feel that way，in particular since iciba translates 不要在一棵树上吊死 as
＂don't put all your eggs in one basket＂
sample sentence：1.The key word here is diversify; don't put all your eggs in one basket.
这里的关键词是多样性；不要在一棵树上吊死。

另外从新闻报道来看吊死／缢死／自缢／缢颈在中国好像很受欢迎。
user6065
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@S.Rhee 另外从新闻报道来看吊死／缢死／自缢／缢颈在中国好像很受欢迎。[来源请求]
Fan Zheng
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2015-04-18T03:05:35.673Z
这可能有点夸张，只是看起来而已。不过似乎是自杀最流行的形式。
user6065
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This is not really adding anything to the answer, to be honest.
Mou某
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@S.Rhee, In Chinese, this statement has nothing to do with suicide. If you talk to 100 native Chinese, 99 of them do not find it negative. Thank you for comments.
PdotWang
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PdotWang
<p>I believe the simplest way to say it, colloquially and informally, is
"辦法多得是"
"總有辦法的"</p>

<p>If you are speaking in Cantonese, then these two phrases mean exactly what you intend to say:
"實有計既" or "唔止一條路"</p>

<p>A less direct yet more formal translation is:
辦法總比困難多</p>

<p>Or a logical inversion could be:
不可能解決不了</p>

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Alan
<p>How about this I found: 不要因为不能马上成为某事物的专家而失望. </p>

<p>Or this: 有多于一种的方式</p>

<p>Or this:     达到目的的办法多得很。</p>

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Don't be disappointed if you can't immediately be an expert of something.....
Mou某
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Er, that's what the saying means, if at first you don't succeed ...
Pedroski
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I'm not sure where you learned your English, but it doesn't mean that. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/there%27s+more+than+one+way+to+skin+a+cat "You can always find more than one way to do something." | "something that you say which means that there are several possible ways of achieving something"
Mou某
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Not sure whether you understand English, this is said when one way of doing something does not come to fruition for whatever reason. "Do not worry, there is ..
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Pedroski
<p>各施各法 </p>

<p>Each person does (it) his own way. It comes from a longer phrase:</p>

<p>八仙過海，各施各法</p>

<p>Which is about eight fairies in Chinese mythology. When they needed to cross the ocean, each did it his/her own way.</p>

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sounds very Sinatra-esque.
Mou某
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Actually it was Paul Anka who wrote the lyrics, but sure, since Sinatra popularized it :)
monalisa
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It should be "八仙過海, 各顯神通"
Henry HO
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八仙過海, 各顯神通 is also correct as is 八仙過海，各施各法. What an apt way to illustrate "There is more than one way to skin a cat."
monalisa
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2015-04-21T16:42:12.953Z
Can it also be `八仙過海,各施其法`? That's the version I am familiar with.
Thomas Hsieh
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@ThomasHsieh  Well, I personally am not familiar with this particular one, but it's easily understood, so why not? As the saying goes, there is more than one way ....
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monalisa
<p>I've come across a few, very poor, literal translations for the English, “there's more than one way to skin a cat”:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>给猫剥皮不止有一种方法</p>
</blockquote>

<p><br></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>（谚）达到目的的方法不止一种</p>
</blockquote>

<p><br></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>到达目标的设施多得很。</p>
</blockquote>

<ul>
<li>What colloquial equivalents exist for this phrase? (which basically means: <strong>there's more than one way to do something</strong>)</li>
</ul>

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"All roads lead to Rome", 条条大路通罗马, seems more common.
Stan
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Well, it's not necessarily every way that will get the job done, though.
Mou某
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Translation/Colloquial Equivalents: “There's More Than One Way To Skin A Cat”
# Translation/Colloquial Equivalents: “There's More Than One Way To Skin A Cat”

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-16)

I've come across a few, very poor, literal translations for the English, “there's more than one way to skin a cat”:

> 给猫剥皮不止有一种方法

> （谚）达到目的的方法不止一种

> 到达目标的设施多得很。

* What colloquial equivalents exist for this phrase? (which basically means: **there's more than one way to do something**)

**Tags:** translation, equivalent-phrase
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "All roads lead to Rome", 条条大路通罗马, seems more common.  
> **username_0**: Well, it's not necessarily every way that will get the job done, though.  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_9 on 2015-04-17. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

各施各法

Each person does (it) his own way. It comes from a longer phrase:

八仙過海，各施各法

Which is about eight fairies in Chinese mythology. When they needed to cross the ocean, each did it his/her own way.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: sounds very Sinatra-esque.  
> **username_9**: Actually it was Paul Anka who wrote the lyrics, but sure, since Sinatra popularized it :)  
> **username_3**: It should be "八仙過海, 各顯神通"  
> **username_9**: 八仙過海, 各顯神通 is also correct as is 八仙過海，各施各法. What an apt way to illustrate "There is more than one way to skin a cat."  
> **username_10**: Can it also be `八仙過海,各施其法`? That's the version I am familiar with.  
> **username_9**: @ThomasHsieh  Well, I personally am not familiar with this particular one, but it's easily understood, so why not? As the saying goes, there is more than one way ....  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-17. Score: 2

条条大路通罗马

I don't know if there is something as bloody as "skin a cat" in Chinese.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: To "skin" a cat is to remove its fur.  To "skin" a catfish (鯰魚) is to remove its skin as preparation for dish.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-04-17. Score: 2

别在一颗树上吊死

You do not have to hang on just this one tree.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: 请比较 iciba： macabre； 可怕的； 以死亡为主题的； 令人毛骨悚然的  He takes a macabre interest in graveyards.     他那么留意墓地,令人毛骨悚然.4. Police have made a macabre discovery.     警方有一个令人毛骨悚然的发现。  
> **username_0**: @S.Rhee ?????????????  
> **username_5**: some users might view using ＂hanging oneself from a tree＂ as a somewhat macabre way of rendering the expression into Chinese，很可能有一些使用者觉得用＂在一颗树上吊死＂来翻译讨论中的英文说法有点太可怕。Chinese speakers，however may not feel that way，in particular since iciba translates 不要在一棵树上吊死 as ＂don't put all your eggs in one basket＂ sample sentence：1.The key word here is diversify; don't put all your eggs in one basket. 这里的关键词是多样性；不要在一棵树上吊死。  另外从新闻报道来看吊死／缢死／自缢／缢颈在中国好像很受欢迎。  
> **username_6**: @S.Rhee 另外从新闻报道来看吊死／缢死／自缢／缢颈在中国好像很受欢迎。[来源请求]  
> **username_5**: 这可能有点夸张，只是看起来而已。不过似乎是自杀最流行的形式。  
> **username_0**: This is not really adding anything to the answer, to be honest.  
> **username_4**: @S.Rhee, In Chinese, this statement has nothing to do with suicide. If you talk to 100 native Chinese, 99 of them do not find it negative. Thank you for comments.  

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### Answer by username_7 on 2015-04-17. Score: 0

I believe the simplest way to say it, colloquially and informally, is
"辦法多得是"
"總有辦法的"

If you are speaking in Cantonese, then these two phrases mean exactly what you intend to say:
"實有計既" or "唔止一條路"

A less direct yet more formal translation is:
辦法總比困難多

Or a logical inversion could be:
不可能解決不了


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### Answer by username_8 on 2015-04-16. Score: -2

How about this I found: 不要因为不能马上成为某事物的专家而失望.

Or this: 有多于一种的方式

Or this: 达到目的的办法多得很。

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Don't be disappointed if you can't immediately be an expert of something.....  
> **username_8**: Er, that's what the saying means, if at first you don't succeed ...  
> **username_0**: I'm not sure where you learned your English, but it doesn't mean that. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/there%27s+more+than+one+way+to+skin+a+cat "You can always find more than one way to do something." | "something that you say which means that there are several possible ways of achieving something"  
> **username_8**: Not sure whether you understand English, this is said when one way of doing something does not come to fruition for whatever reason. "Do not worry, there is ..  

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