食魚食肉，也著菜佮
不能光吃魚吃肉，必須兼吃蔬菜。指事物要互相搭配，取得和諧關係
Chi̍t-ba̍k koan thian-siōng
一目觀天象
(1)以管窺天 (2)隻眼觀天
Chi̍t-ba̍k kim, chi̍t-ba̍k kheh
一目金，一目瞌
睜一隻眼，閉一隻眼
Khin-siaⁿ-sè-soeh
輕聲細說
說話聲音細小
Thâu–á hèng-hèng, bóe–á léng-léng
頭仔興興，尾仔冷冷
【解釋】剛開始很有興致，後來就冷淡下來
【比喻】虎頭蛇尾
【同義】
Khí-thâu hèng-hèng, bóe-chhiú léng-léng
起頭興興，尾手冷冷
Tōa-khang-sè-li̍h
大空細裂
傷痕累累
Hái–lin bô hî, hê-ko͘ khí kè
海–吝無魚、蝦姑起價
【比喻】生意人知道如何變通、抓住賺錢的機會
【POJ】Seng-lí-lâng thàn ki-hōe kā mi̍h-kiāⁿ bē kùi
【英譯】When there’s no more fish, shrimp prices go up / A businessman knows when to take advantage of an opportunity
Bé khò oaⁿ lâi chng, kiō khò lâng lâi kng
馬靠鞍來粧、轎靠人來扛
氣勢與氣派都得靠場面來襯托
Khì-sè beh ōng, khì-phài ài chiok, lóng tō khò tiûⁿ-bīn ê pho͘-pâi
A horse needs a saddle, a sedan chair needs porters
Niû khoài chò, kán lân o̍h
娘快做、?難學
做妻享受，做妾難
Chò niû, hō͘ lâng hōng-thāi, iông-ī chò. Chò kán sī ài hōng-thāi lâng, kan-khó͘ chò
Being a wife is joy, being a concubine is misery
Pun bōe pêⁿ, phah kah jī-káu-mê
分袂平，拍甲二九暝
形容做事不公，會引起紛爭