| Order |
Pronunciation |
Expression |
Explanations |
When pronounced in Mandarin & Mandarin counterpart(s) |
| 11 |
Hun5Diong3 min6jieng3 bhu1 Guan5de1 |
雲長 面前 舞 關刀 |
Show off a skill in the face of The Master. Guan5de1 is a special long-handled knife invented by Guan5 Hun5Diong3, and therefore, bears The Master's name. |
[Yun2Chang2 mian4qian2 wu3 Guan1dao1] “班門弄斧。” |
| 12 |
ho1tao3 niao1qi1bhui4 |
虎頭 貓鼠尾 |
Start with the tiger's head but yet end with a mouse's tail. Something that starts big but ends small. |
[hu3tou2 mao1shu3wei3] “虎頭 蛇尾。” |
| 13 |
ti85gong1 8tia4 ghong6lang3 |
天公 疼 戇人 |
God loves simple and upright people. As a comment when a simple and upright person was saved from a disaster or misfortune. |
[tian1gong1 teng2 zhuang4ren2] “蒼天 不負 善心 人。” |
| 14 |
pang5qieng4qieng6 |
香沁沁 |
Fragrant, permeating with or emitting fragrance. |
[xiang1qin4qin4] “香 噴噴。” |
| 15 |
chao4go86g85 |
臭鼾鼾 |
Smelly, stinking. |
[chou4han1han1] “臭 烘烘。” |
| 16 |
shui1dang5dang1 |
水噹噹 |
Beautiful. |
[shui3dang1dang1] “漂漂亮亮 的。” |
| 17 |
bhai1go5go3 |
壞糊糊 |
Ugly. |
[huai4hu2hu2] “醜 ” 或者 “很醜。” |
| 18 |
qieng4gua6gua5 |
嗆呱呱 |
Cocky. |
[qiang4gua1gua1] “嘬 得 要死。” |
| 19 |
jia6 he1kang1 dao4 sio5be6 |
吃 好孔 兜 相報 |
Spread the news to share the secret if you have come upon a good fortune. |
[chi1 hao3kong3 dou1 xiang1bao4] 接近 “有福 大家 享。” |
| 20 |
wei6dang5 wei6sai1 |
話東 話西 |
Talk east, talk west. To have a random and wandering talk, usually casually. |
[hua4dong1 hua4xi1] “話東 話西”， “説長 説短”，“聊天 說地。” |