台灣俗語 Tâi-oân sio̍k-gí – 第 89 頁

2021-10-312022-11-28

Mn̂g-mn̂g-á hō͘ lo̍h-kú, thô͘ mā ē tâm

毛毛仔雨落久，塗嘛會澹

【解釋】就算是小雨，下久了，土地也會溼

【比喻】積少成多、滴水穿石

2021-10-312022-11-21

Hiau-hēng-chîⁿ, sit-tek liáu, oan-óng-chîⁿ, poa̍h-su kiáu

僥倖錢，失德了；冤枉錢，跋輸筊

【解釋】僥倖錢跟冤枉錢都是不義之財；貪得不義之財會得到報應，很快就會失去或輸掉錢財

【比喻】勸人勿貪非分及不義之財，不義之財怎麼來就怎麼去

2021-10-312022-11-14

Hó-gia̍h m̄-ta̍t-tio̍h ē chia̍h, hó-miā m̄-ta̍t-tio̍h ióng-kiāⁿ

好額毋值著會食，好命毋值著勇健

【解釋】有錢比不上吃得下東西，好命比不上身體健康

【比喻】身體健康比起財富身家都還更重要

【英譯】Sè-kan-lâng chi̍t lâng chi̍t khoán miā. Ū ê lâng miā-keh súi, m̄ koh sin-thé lám. Ū lâng sī tōa hó gia̍h, m̄ koh sin-thé bái, kāu mô͘-pēⁿ, ū chîⁿ mā hiáng-siū bē tio̍h. Khah su sin-thé kiān-khong, ióng-kiāⁿ, ē chia̍h ē lim, ē kiâⁿ ē sóa ê pêng-siông-lâng

Good fortune can’t compare to good health, being rich can’t compare to being well-nourished / All the money in the world can’t buy good health