Lygan Siogguo (俚諺俗語)

1. Bagciw Hoehoef (目睭花花)
   • Bagciw hoehoef, pu'ar khvoarzQx zhaekoef. Bagciw buxbu (bongboong), pad'ar khvoarzQx liefnbu.
   • Eyes hazy, a bottle gourd looks like a vegetable sponge gourd. Eyes dim, a guava looks like a wax apple.
2. Cidjit peng'afn (一日平安)
   • Cidjit peng'afn, cidjit hog.
   • One day of safety, one day of fortune.
3. Zhef Svaf Six (初三四)
   • Zhef svaf six, goeh baai ix, zap go lak, goeh tngf vii, jih svaf six, goeh armmii.
   • Crescent moon on the third and fourth of the month. Full moon on the fifteenth and sixteenth. A gloomy night, on the twenty-third and twenty-fourth.
4. Thauar Hernghexng (頭仔興興)
   • Thauar hernghexng, boefar lefnglerng.
   • 頭仔興興，尾仔冷冷.
   • Enthusiastic at the beginning, cold at the end.
5. Iaukuie Say (iau鬼師)
   • Iaukuie Say, peh bagbaai, bQlaang chviar, kaf ti laai.
   • A glutton with grey eyebrows comes without invitation.
6. Thvikofng thviax gong laang (天公疼戇人)
   • 天公 疼戇人
   • God is fond of simple people.
7. Hii Hoaan Hii (魚還魚)
   • Hii hoaan hii, hee hoaan hee, zuykw hoaan zuykw, zhanlee hoaan zhanlee.
   • Fish is fish, shrimp are shrimp. Beetles are beetles, mudsnails are mudsnails.
8. Mxbad ciah koex tibaq (m̄捌食過豬肉)
   • Mxbad ciah koex tibaq, ma bad khvoax koex ty kvialo.
   • Even if you've never eaten pork, you must've seen pigs walking.
9. Zap zhuix, kao khazhngf (十嘴,九尻川)
   • Ten mouths, nine bottoms.
10. Boexhiao Sayzuun (未曉駛船)
    • Boexhiao sayzuun, hiaam khef oafn. Boexhiao siuzuie, hiaam khef eh.
    • 不會划船嫌溪彎. 不會游嫌溪狹.
    • Can't sail a boat, complains the river is bendy. Can't swim, complains the river is straight.
11. Soeahaxn thaw bafnpuu (細漢偷挽蒱)
    • Soeahaxn thaw bafnpuu, toaxhaxn thaw khanguu.
    • 細漢偷挽蒱，大漢偷牽牛.
    • If a child steals bottle gourds when he was small, he'd probably steal cows when he grows up.
12. Safm seg laang (三色人)
    • Safm seg laang korng gvor seg oe.
    • 三色人講五色話.
    • Three kinds of people talk about five kinds of things.

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