不惊官、只惊管
不怕官員，只怕被管
Koaⁿ chò khah tōa, nā koán lí bē tio̍h tō m̄ bián kiaⁿ. Kiaⁿ tō kiaⁿ m̄ chiâⁿ koaⁿ-á, koaⁿ-ūi sī bô tōa, chóng–sī koán lí ē tio̍h
It’s not fear of rulers, it’s fear of being ruled
M̄ kiaⁿ koaⁿ, chí kiaⁿ koán
Bô ji̍t m̄ chai tàu, bô chhiu m̄ chai lāu
無日不知昼、無鬚不知老
沒有太陽無法知道日子過去了，沒留鬍子也難看出老了
Kong-im jû chìⁿ, ji̍t-goa̍t jû so. Kó͘-chá-lâng nā kàu hoat chhiu, tō chai lâng í-keng lāu–a
Without sun one knows not the day, without a beard one knows not what it means to be old
Sio tiáⁿ jia̍t chàu kín ta thng, bô-hó bô bái khah tn̂g-mn̂g
燒鼎烈灶緊焦湯，無好無䆀較長門
君子之交淡如水
【同義】
Sio tiáⁿ jia̍t chàu ē ta thng, bô sio bô léng khah kú-tn̂g
燒鼎熱灶會焦湯，無燒無冷較久長
Tîn-tiâu gia̍h chiūⁿ-chhiú, bô hūn chhin-chiâⁿ kap pêng-iú
籐條攑上手，無分親情佮朋友
【比喻】公私分明，依法辦事
Chia̍h-mi̍h tio̍h phōaⁿ, koaiⁿ-mn̂g tio̍h chhòaⁿ
食物著伴，關門著閂
吃東西要有伴才能盡興，關門要落栓才能安心
Hái-chúi sui khoah, chûn-thâu iā ē sio tú–tio̍h
海水雖濶、船頭也會相抵–着
海洋雖然廣闊，但船隻還是有碰撞到的機會
Sè-kài chiah khoah, oan-siû-lâng mā sī sio tú ē tio̍h
The sea is vast, yet ships still run into one another
Chiú phang m̄ kiaⁿ hāng-á chhim
酒芳不惊巷仔深
好酒不用擔心在巷弄的尾端販賣 / 有真材實料的品質，客戶自然會找上門
Bêng-kùi ê mi̍h-kiāⁿ, kè-ta̍t ê mi̍h-kiāⁿ, bô teh hoan-ló lâng m̄ chai, miâ-siaⁿ ka-tī ē thàu chhian-lí
If the wine is good, don’t worry that the tavern is at the end of a long alley / Things of quality and value make themselves known far and wide
Beh chò siâⁿ-chhī khit-chia̍h, m̄ chò chháu-tē hó gia̍h
卜做城市乞食、不做草地好額
【解釋】寧願當城市裡的乞丐，也不願當個有錢的農人
【POJ】Chá-kî tùi lông-gia̍p sî-tāi beh kòe-tō͘ kàu to͘-chhī-hòa ê siā-hōe. Ū bē chió chng-kha-lâng lóng siūⁿ beh khì kàu hoân-hôa ê to͘-chhī, m̄ goān lâu tòa chháu-tē. Chit-má chiām chiām khah bô chit khoán ê hiān-siōng
【英譯】Better to be a city beggar than a rich farmer / A common saying early during urbanization; not so much anymore
Chia̍h beh chia̍h, sat-bó m̄ lia̍h
食欲食，虱母毋掠
(1)好逸惡勞 (2)好吃懶做
Ū-lâng soaⁿ-lāi thó-chia̍h, ū-lâng hái–ni̍h thó-lia̍h
有人山內討食，有人海–裡討掠
(1)靠山吃山、靠海吃海 (2)只要勤勞肯做，天無絕人之路