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冤有頭，債有主 … 千金買厝，萬金買厝邊 (28 senses)

• 冤有頭，債有主 (Proverb) reprisal for a wrong should be directed at the perpetrator
• 冬至羊，夏至狗 (Proverb) eat mutton on winter solstice and dog meat on summer solstice
• 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒 (Proverb) Rome wasn't built in a day.
• 凡事預則立，不預則廢 (Proverb) preparedness ensures success and unpreparedness spells failure
• 分久必合，合久必分 (Proverb) worldly affairs are constantly changing
• 刑不上大夫，禮不下庶人 (Proverb) People are not equal before the law.
• 初生之犢不畏虎 (Proverb) A young person is often fearless and willing to take risks.
• 到什麼山上唱什麼歌 (Proverb) when in Rome, do as the Romans do; to adapt oneself to an occasion
• 前事不忘，後事之師 (Proverb) don't forget past events as they can guide you in the future; benefit from past experience
• 前人栽樹，後人乘涼 (Proverb) A generation sweats for the benefit of future generations; One generation sows (i.e. labours) and the next generation reaps (the fruits of labour)
• 前人種樹，後人乘涼 (Proverb) Synonym of 前人栽樹，後人乘涼／前人栽树，后人乘凉 (qiánrén zāi shù, hòurén chéngliáng)
• 前車覆，後車戒 (Proverb) previous experience of failure can serve as a lesson for oneself or others
• 割雞焉用牛刀 (Proverb) something of a big calibre is not necessary to handle small or minor problems; there is no need to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
• 功夫不負有心人 (Proverb) effort pays off
• 加減趁，較袂散 (Proverb) one is better off do some work for some money than doing nothing
• 劣幣驅逐良幣 (Proverb) things of inferior quality will drive out things of superior quality
• 勞心者治人，勞力者治於人 (Proverb) Those who labour with their minds govern others; those who labour with their strength are governed by others.
• 勤有功，戲無益 (Proverb) diligence has its reward while play has no benefit
• 勿以善小而不為 (Proverb) Do not fail to commit an act of kindness just because it is small in scale.
• 勿以惡小而為之 (Proverb) Do not commit an evil act just because it is small in scale.
• 十七十八無醜女 (Proverb) young women are always attractive
• 十個光頭九個富 (Proverb) Nine out of ten bald-headed people are rich.
• 十年樹木，百年樹人 (Proverb) it takes a long time for good education to bear fruit (i.e. to produce a competent person)
• 十年河東，十年河西 (Proverb) prosperity and decline never last; everything in life is cyclical; life has its ups and downs
• 十隻手指有長短 (Proverb) everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses
• 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴 (Proverb) a small mistake can lead to a massive disaster
• 千里之行，始於足下 (Proverb) a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
• 千金買厝，萬金買厝邊 (Proverb) It is important to have good and friendly neighbors; Good neighbors are more important and precious than a good house