| Order |
Pronunciation |
Expression |
Explanations |
When pronounced in Mandarin & Mandarin counterpart(s) |
| 87 |
tao3 ka1 dua6 sin1 |
頭 較 大 身 |
Head becomes larger than the body. When one has too much to worry about, his head becomes larger than his body. Also see "ji6lia6 tao3 neng6lia6 dua5." |
[tou2 jiao4 da4 shen1] |
| 164 |
ti4ghu3 |
鐵牛 |
Iron buffalo. The self-powered mechanical tiller with handles in the rear so that the farmer can control from behind to till the ground. |
[tie3niu2] “有 手把, 農夫 走在 後面 操縱 的 動力 耕耘 機。” |
| 202 |
ti4ki4 |
鐡齒 |
Iron-teethed, very stubborn |
[tie3chi3] “極端 固執 的。” |
| 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。” |
| 114 |
wai5ge5 qi6chua4 |
歪糕 擠 拽 |
In a crazy order or manner. |
[wai1gao1 ji3che3] “亂七 八糟。” |
| 106 |
wan4do5 |
怨妒 |
Be jealous. |
[yuan4du4] “嫉妒。” |
| 56 |
wan5ge1 |
冤家 |
Quarrel. |
[yuan1jia1] “吵架。” |
| 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。” |
| 163 |
wu6 hua1do5 |
有 法度 |
There is a way. |
[you3 fa3du4] “有 辦法。” |
| 152 |
wu6 ji6le5 pia5 |
有 一個 癖 |
Have a propensity for something bad. |
[you3 yi2ge4 pi4] “有個 癖好”， “有個 壞 習慣。” |