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LESSON XVIII (CONTINUED).
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Adjectives.
- liâm-chhí,
- modest,—bô-liâm-chhí, immodest.
- chheng-khih,
- clean,—m̄-chheng-khih, unclean.
- ũ-bī-sòu,
- has a taste, i.e. tasteful.
- ũ bī-sòu kâi-mue̍h,
- a tasteful thing.
- bô bī-sòu kâi-mue̍h,
- a thing without taste, i.e. untasteful.
- sêng-si̍t,
- truthful.m̄-sêng-si̍t, untruthful.
- õi-hāi-nâng kâi-mue̍h,
- a thing that can injure people, i.e. an injurious thing.
- ũ hok-khì kâi-nâng,
- a fortunate man.
- ngẽ-sim kâi-nâng,
- a hard hearted man.
- hàuⁿ-phé kâi-nâng,
- fond of display, i.e. a showy man.
- ũ-sim kâi-nâng,
- a kind hearted man.
- hàuⁿ-thit-thô kâi-nâng,
- fond of gadding about.
- hàuⁿ-chia̍h-chiú,
- fond of liquor.
- hàuⁿ-chia̍h a-phièn,
- fond of smoking opium.
- hàuⁿ-sńg,
- fond of play.
- sĩ kiâⁿ-hàu kâi-nôuⁿ-kiáⁿ,
- a filial child.
- khi-khu kâi-lōu,
- a rough road.—lōu--ũ-kò khi-khu, the road in some places is rough.
- kek-nâng seⁿ-khì kâi-ūe,
- provoke people to anger words, i.e. provoking language.
- thiám-mīⁿ kâi-ūe,
- flattering words.
- mē-nâng kâi-ūe,
- revile people kind of words, i.e. abusive language.
- chai-chok,
- satisfied.—m̄-chai-chok, dissatisfied.
- eng-kai--kâi,
- needful.
- m̄ eng-kai--kâi,
- which ought not to be, i.e. needless.
- chṳ́-sòi kâi-nâng,
- a careful man.
- m̄-chṳ́-sòi kâi-nâng,
- a careless man.
- õi-chò-sṳ̄ kâi sai-pẽ,
- an efficient workman.
- bõi-chò-sṳ̄ kâi sai-pẽ;
- an inefficient workman.
Adjective phrases are numerous. Whole clauses are used as descriptive adjectives, as in the following examples:—
- õi sie-hũ--kâi,
- that can help, i.e. helpful.
- bô sie-hũ--kâi,
- that don’t help, i.e. unhelpful.
- bõi sie-hũ--kâi,
- that cannot help, i.e. helpless.
- bõi-ji̍p-chúi kâi-saⁿ,
- a—that don’t admit water—jacket, i.e. a jacket impervious to water, or, a waterproof jacket.
