杜猴孔口惡
杜猴只在自己的洞口時，才很兇猛（指振翼鳴叫）。比喻一個能力有限的人，只會在自家門口逞強叫囂，威風凜凜殺氣騰騰來嚇人
Saⁿ hó ke chi̍t hó, sí hó
三好加一好，死好
3好＋1好 = 4好 (台語諧音：死好，活該的意思)
3-ê hó + 1-ê hó = 4-ê hó, che-sī “èng-kai sí hó” chi̍t-ê khah chhù-bī ê kóng-hoat
Indicate someone who deserves a nasty consequence
Ké-gâu tio̍h-sī chin gōng
假?著是真戇
喜歡耍小聰明的人其實才是真正的蠢蛋
Ū ê lâng kiò-sī ka-kī chin khiáu, m̄-koh chò chhut-lâi–ê lóng sī gōng tāi-chì
Idiots don’t feel stupid
Tōa káu pôaⁿ chhiûⁿ, sè káu khòaⁿ-iūⁿ
大狗盤牆，細狗看樣
上樑不正下樑歪
Tō͘-kâu sún ngó͘-kok
杜猴損五穀
杜猴損壞農作物，暗指糟蹋糧食、暴殄天物。(1)用來責備人白白的糟蹋物質，不珍惜可用之物 (2)稱一個只是把東西吃下去，根本不懂得欣賞那東西的美味的人
Sí chôa oa̍h bóe-liu
死蛇活尾溜
【解釋】蛇剛死，尾巴還會動
【比喻】(1)事情尚未告一段落，還留著一個尾巴 (2)野火燒不盡，春風吹又生
M̄ kiaⁿ m̄ bat jī, chí kiaⁿ m̄ bat lâng
不惊不八字、只惊不八人
看懂人比看懂字還重要
Bat lâng sī phēng bat jī koh khah iàu-kín
Knowing people is more important than knowing characters
Khòaⁿ chhiū khòaⁿ kin, khòaⁿ lâng khòaⁿ sim
看樹看根、看人看心
要徹底了解一個人事物，得先看清楚他/它的底細
Bat lâng bat sū, tō khòaⁿ i ê té-tì
To know a tree, look at its roots; to know a person, look at her heart
Khòaⁿ lâng chia̍h bah, m̄ thang khòaⁿ lâng phòa chhâ
看人食肉、不通看人破柴
要看清楚狀況，不要把自己暴露在危險的環境之下
Khòaⁿ lâng chia̍h bah sī bô iàu-kín, m̄ koh lâng teh phòa chhâ m̄ thang óa khì. Hûi-hiám ê tāi-chì, m̄ thang óa–khì
You can watch a man eating meat, but watch out when he’s chopping wood / Know when something is dangerous or not, and know when to stay away
Chi̍t-ê tâng-ki, chi̍t-ê toh-thâu
一个童乩，一个桌頭
比喻兩個人一搭一唱的樣子