目金錢做人
【解釋】現實勢利的社會，都是錢在決定一切
【比喻】做人很現實，眼睛裡只有看到金錢跟利益
【英譯】A person sees nothing but money in their eyes, and money determines their personality and behavior /Materialism / Everything depends on money
Sēng ti giâ-chàu, sēng kiáⁿ put-hàu
倖豬夯灶，倖囝不孝
【解釋】讓寵愛的豬進廚房裡，豬就會掀翻鍋灶。過分溺愛孩子，孩子將來就不知孝順父母
【比喻】溺愛子女不管教，子女長大後對父母不孝
【英譯】A spoiled pig steals from the kitchen; a spoiled kid does not understand appreciation / Spoiled creatures do not know what gratitude means
Tâi-oân hái-kiap bô khàm-kòa
台灣海峽無蓋蓋
【解釋】台灣海峽沒有蓋蓋子
【比喻】台灣的親中人士，隨時都可以自己滾回中國，不必要勉強留在台灣
【英譯】There is no boundary on Taiwan Strait / This is a saying to some people who live in Taiwan but always prefer China over everything, so Formosan would use this saying to remind them nothing is stopping them from going and settling down in China
Chhùi leh liām-keng, chhiú leh bong leng
喙咧唸經，手咧摸奶
【解釋】嘴在唸經，手在摸奶
【比喻】說一套做一套，言行不一
【同義】
Chhùi liām-keng, chhiú bong leng
喙唸經，手摸奶
Chiàⁿ-chhiú liām-keng, tò-chhiú bong leng
正手唸經，倒手摸奶
Káu pūi hóe-chhia lián
狗吠火車輪
【解釋】狗對著火車輪叫
【比喻】無濟於事、做白工、無法參與或改變的事實
【英譯】A dog is barking at a running train’s wheels / Pointless, to no effect, to no avail
【同義】
Kàu pūi hóe-chhia
狗吠火車
Liông kau liông, hōng kau hōng, ún-ku–ê kau tòng-gōng
龍交龍，鳳交鳳，隱痀–兮交侗戇
【解釋】龍結交龍，鳳結交鳳，駝子結交傻子
【比喻】(1)哪種人結交哪種伴侶 (2)物以類聚
【英譯】A dragon’s mate would be a dragon; a phoenix’s mate would be a phoenix; a hunchback’s mate would be a dummy / Birds of a feather flock together
Pa̍t-lâng ê gín-á sí bē liáu
別人兮囡仔死袂了
【解釋】別人的小孩很多，死不完
【比喻】冷血不關心，莫管他人瓦上霜、事不關己，罵人自私
【同義】
Pa̍t-lâng ê kiáⁿ sí bē liáu
別人兮囝死袂了
【英譯】Careless for others / selfish / unconcerned
Tē bô khian, thiⁿ bô khám
地無牽，天無坎
【解釋】沒有門環可攀附，沒有階梯可走
【比喻】孤立無援，前途茫茫
【英譯】Helpless; have nothing and no one to rely on
Tōa-chha̍t kiap sió-chha̍t, jiû-hî kiap ba̍k-cha̍t
大賊劫小賊，魷魚劫墨賊
【解釋】大賊搶劫小賊，魷魚攔截墨魚，大賊及魷魚的體型大於小賊和墨魚
【比喻】(1)黑吃黑，大吃小 (2)惡人之間的不講道義 (3)螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後 (4)人外有人，天外有天 (5)一山還有一山高
【英譯】A stronger thief robs a weaker thief; a big squid catches smaller squid / Everything has its vanquisher
Kòe kiô thiah kiô-pang
過橋拆橋枋
【解釋】過橋後就把橋拆了
【比喻】(1)過河拆橋 (2)不念舊情，忘恩負義