台灣俗語的智慧(19)

台灣俗語的智慧(19)

1)  公婆疼大孫 (大孫頂尾子): 內祖父、母寵愛長孫，他的地位形同么子

Grand parents love the eldest grand son dearly, because he is regarded as their youngest son

2)     脚穿後駡皇帝= 放馬後炮。不敢正面批評他人 (脚穿後= 背後)

criticizing someone behind his back

3)     敢放屁，無敢做屁主= 做事敢担當 not being brave enough to claim responsibility of having done something

4)     台灣錢淹脚目= 在台灣到處都是賺錢的機會。脚目=近足踝處

      

       It is quite easy to make money in Taiwan, for money is everywhere, like water flooding to as high as one’s ankles. 目前阿陸仔的錢，有人說『淹到肚臍』，則更誇張。

5) 緊紡無好紗，緊嫁無好大家 急忙紡織，織不出好布紗；匆忙地嫁人，不會找到好婆婆。 (喻勸人做事不可操之過急)。 (紗 -se與家-ke押韻)

Hastily spinning does not produce good cloth; Marrying someone in a hurry will meet with a bad mother-in-law. (figuratively, it advises people against doing things hurriedly.)

比較：英語格言： “Haste makes waste.” 欲速則不達

6) 棺材底 (裝) 臭無底老 =進棺材者不一定是老人，年青人居心不良或重病或意外，都有可能比老年人早進，本句是『老年人駁斥或怒責年青人的話』。 (台語，底=裝入)

Those who passed away are not necessarily senior citizens. Younger people might step into coffins earlier than elderly people.

Justin Lai   編

10/27/2013

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