未食五月糉，寒衣未入櫳

“Before eating the Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings, don't put away your winter clothes.”

Warns that the weather stays changeable until after the Dragon Boat Festival in early summer, so don't put winter clothing away too soon.

有錢使得鬼推磨

“With money, you can even make a ghost push the millstone.”

Money can accomplish things that would otherwise seem impossible.

一雞死一雞鳴

“When one rooster dies, another crows.”

Life goes on — when one thing ends, something else rises to take its place.

山大斬埋有柴

“The mountain is big — keep chopping and there will always be more firewood.”

There are always more opportunities or options if you keep looking.

求人不如求己

“Better to rely on yourself than to ask others.”

Self-reliance is more dependable than depending on other people's help.

相見好，同住難

“Meeting is pleasant; living together is hard.”

Relationships are easier at a distance than under the strain of daily proximity.