| Order |
Pronunciation |
Expression |
Explanations |
When pronounced in Mandarin & Mandarin counterpart(s) |
| 21 |
bhe5 zai3 hi84hi86 |
無 才 兮兮, 無 才 耳耳 |
Plain, talent-less, with an emphasis on appearance. Usually in reference to someone who appears mediocre or even stupid. |
[wu2 cai2 xi1xi1] |
| 22 |
xi5gui1 wa1 dua6bieng3 |
西瓜 偎 大邊 |
Know how to take advantage of the situations. Literally, "when a watermelon is being cut, to know to stand on the side of the larger half." Used in critical or diminishing senses. |
[xi1gua1 wei4 da4bian1] “勢利眼。” |
| 23 |
dua6ko5 dai1 |
大圈 呆 |
Plump or roundly-shaped person. However, used in a jeering sense. |
[da4quan1 dai1] “大 胖子。” |
| 24 |
rin5zai3 liao1liao4 |
人才 了了 |
Full of talents. For example, if an office is staffed with many talents, you can say that the office is "rin5zai3 liao1liao4." |
[ren2cai2 liao3liao3] “人才 濟濟。” |
| 25 |
jia6 ce85cao1 kua84 teng5tao3 |
吃 星餚 看 湯頭 |
Judge if a banquet is delicious all you need to do is to taste the first course which is a soup. |
[chi1 xing1yao2 kan4 tang1tou2] |
| 26 |
cao1me1a4 lang3 ge5gang1 |
草螞子 逗 鷄公 |
Grasshopper rouses a cock. |
[cao3ma3zi0 dou4 ji1gong1] |
| 27 |
jia6gin4 gong4pua4 wa84 |
吃緊 摜破 碗 |
Eating too fast, one will dash his rice bowl. Haste makes waste. |
[chi1jin3 guan4po4 wan3] “欲速 則 不達。” |
| 28 |
gao6 cao5huan3 |
厚 操煩 |
Worry a lot. |
[hou4 cao1fan1] |
| 29 |
he1se4 dang5dang1 |
好勢 噹噹 |
Fit snugly. To fit in a situation or position perfectly. |
[hao3shi4 dang1dang1] |
| 30 |
hen6jia4 de5 ya1bhe5gao6 na4wu6tang5 pa6gua81 |
現吃 就 還不夠 哪有通 曝乾 |
Not have enough to eat for now, let alone to have any remaining for making sun-dried preserve. |
[xian4chi1 jiu4 hai2bu2gou4 na3you3tong1 sai4gan1] |