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
Chia̍h hî chia̍h bah, iā tio̍h chhài kah
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