Sio-hûi–ê chia̍h khih, chit-chhio̍h–ê khùn í

燒磁–兮食缺,織蓆–兮睏椅

【解釋】燒瓷的把有缺陷的的留給自己用、織草蓆的捨不得睡在自己織的草蓆上卻睡椅子

【比喻】生產者生產出好產品卻為了收入考量,捨不得用,而使用較沒有價值的瑕疵品

【英譯】Some businesspeople reduced the waste by keeping defective products to themselves but saving the best for the customers