Chapter 31 Section 5 Common Sayings, Proverbs, Allegorical Sayings

In Hakka dialect, there are many vivid and vivid sayings, proverbs, and allegorical sayings. Common sayings, such as "soft-footed crab", "co-cage goods" (one-way goods), "nervous nerves", "playing weird things" (making famous tricks), "beating eggs to see yellow" (describing impatience), "raising snakes "Eat chicken", "Prevent rain when the sky is sunny", "The dog is thin and ashamed of the master", "One foot of wind and three feet of waves", "A man with all kinds of arts is good to carry with him", "Speaking of the Three Kingdoms, tofu can be made in one pot".

Proverbs, such as "a man dies to leave his name, a tiger dies to leave his skin", "people's hearts are higher than the sky, the emperor thinks of gods", "study loves concentration, a word is worth a thousand gold", "you have spring breeze, (亻ya) has summer Rain", "Swear at each other, don't talk, beat each other, don't punch", "Sitting makes you lazy, sleeps like a disease", "A single thread can't make a thread, and a single tree can't make a forest", "Shouting and fighting tigers during the day, feeding at night Afraid of mice".

Allegorical sayings, such as "Planting trees in a flower pot-difficult to grow", "Yellow cattle eating grass-hesitating", "Mute talking-pointing", "Racing horses on the bow - desperate", "Stir-fried tofu with ribs- - There are soft and hard", "Holding an umbrella and wearing a hat - superfluous", "Playing the piano under the coptis tree - seeking joy in bitterness".