Tefngsy koarn exsy, tithaau koarn purnky.

upper will rule lower, the mattock rules the bamboo scoop, at every level the superior will lord it over the inferior

上司管下司,鋤頭管畚箕,大魚吃小魚,小魚吃蝦子,大壓小。

Thaau køex, syn tø køex

After the first step, the rest is easier. (Lit. If your head gets through, your body can get through.)

頭能通過,身體就能通過,形容第一關能通過,以後就容易了

Tharn'extiøh, ciaqbextiøh

earn a lot of money but get killed in the process (as a result)

賺得到吃不到

Thasafn cy sek, khøfie kongzhøx

another's good quality or suggestion whereby one can remedy one's own defects

他山之石,可以攻錯

Thau'ar hernghexng, boefar lefnglerng

become lukewarm (Lit. very interesting in the beginning, but cold at the end)

虎頭蛇尾

Thiaokøex kaw, ciah sva'aw

said of healthy children with good digestion

比喻消化快(小孩)

Thiefn iuo putzheg honghuun, jiin iuo tarnsek høxhog.

Human fortunes are as unpredictable as the weather

天有不測風雲,人有旦夕禍福

Thiefn putphvax, te putphvax

fear nothing and no one

天不怕,地不怕

Thviaf bor-beng, khahhør paix sinbeeng.

To obey one's wife's commands is better than worshipping gods

聽妻命,勝過拜神明。

Thviax bor taixtioxnghw, phaq bor tikawguu.

Love your wife and you are a real man, beat your wife, and you are a pig

疼妻大丈夫,打妻禽獸不如。

Tikie-tipie, pekciexn peksexng

Knowing one's own situation and that of the enemy guarantees victory in every battle

知己知彼,百戰百勝

Toaxsu hoax siøfsu, siøfsu hoax bøsu.

Great affairs turn into small, small affairs into nothing

大事化小,小事化了

Tve kviaf sie, paxng kviaf pøef.

if he holds (the bird) tight, it may die, if loose, it may fly away ─ afraid either to meddle or to let alone, be stingy, be tight, stint, mean spirit, narrow minded

掐怕死,放怕飛,膽子小

Ty jiin, ty bin putty sym.

One may know a person by his face, but one cannot read his mind ─ Don't trust people too easily

知人知面不知心。

Ty ki'id, putty kiji

knowing only very little of the matter

知其一,不知其二