Phrases and combinations:
Chhit-goe̍h-pòaⁿ-ah-á m̄ chai sí (sí-oa̍h).Tshit-gue̍h-pùann-ah-á m̄ tsai sí (sí-ua̍h).(DT unavailable)  unaware of impending calamity (Refers to a duck in the middle of the seventh month, when ducks are usually offered to the spirits of the dead, yet do not know enough to fear death. -- Similar to a turkey just before Thanksgiving), used to scold someone wh
ah-á-chhùi bóng loah-á-tshùi bóng lo(DT unavailable)  make an attempt or ask a favor with very small hope of success but may just as well make the attempt (like a duck's bill dabbling about in the air while eating)
ah-á thiaⁿ lûiah-á thiann lûi(DT unavailable)  hear what someone says but cannot understand (like a duck hearing thunder not knowing what all the noise is about)
ah-bó-têah-bó-têàh-bhor-dě  flat footed clumsily gaited person (Lit. sole of a duck's foot), a man whose foot is very broad and flat at the instep instead of having the usual concave)

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Ai-ah, chin khó·-liân.Ai-ah, tsin khóo-liân.(DT unavailable)  Oh! How pitiful!