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LESSON XVIII (CONTINUED).
Adjectives.
Comparatives (continued).
- sim iáu-o̍ih,
- the mind is rather contracted.
- iáu ta̍t-chîⁿ,
- rather more worth cash, i.e. more valuable.
- iáu m̄-ta̍t-chîⁿ,
- rather more not worth, i.e. less valuable.
- mue̍h-kiãⁿ iáu-hó lân-ló,
- this article is rather better a little.
- hieⁿ-lí iáu-tōa,
- the village is larger.
- chúi iáu-chhim,
- the water is deeper.
- hn̂g iáu-sán,
- the ground is more sterile.
- tṳ̂-thâu iáu-tun,
- the hoe is duller.
- pí-nâng iáu-láu-si̍t,
- as compared with other men, rather more honest—well meaning.
- pí bé gû iáu-la̍t,
- as compared with a horse, an ox has more strength.
- thang iáu-chōi,
- earned a little more.
- si̍h-pńg iáu-chié,
- lost a little less.
- iáu sue-mûi,
- more unprosperous.
- iâⁿ--i,
- surpassing him.
- chò iâⁿ--i,
- has done better than he.
- húe-hûn iâⁿ kap-páng,
- a steamer surpasses a sailing vessel.
- iâⁿ-kùe chò-pa̍t-sṳ̄,
- (this is) better than to do something else.
- khṳ̀ sĩ iâⁿ-kùe nāⁿ--chí-kò,
- to go is better than to stay here.
- iâⁿ-kùe múaⁿ-tî-nâng,
- better than everywhere else people.
- tàⁿ-ūe iâⁿ--i,
- in talking he surpassed him.
- õi-iâⁿ a-bõi?
- can he beat or not?
- ũ-iâⁿ a-bô?
- did he beat or not?
- sĩ-iâⁿ a sĩ-su?
- is it a victory or a defeat?
- kùi-kùe-kim,
- dearer than gold.
- phiⁿ kùe-thôu,
- cheaper than dirt.
- ngà-kùe-kúi,
- more stupid than a ghost.
- lāi-kùe-to,
- sharper than a knife.
- sie-kùe-húe,
- hotter than fire.
- kûiⁿ-kùe-suaⁿ,
- higher than a mountain.
- kiêⁿ-kùe pa̍t-nâng,
- surpasses other people.
- tōiⁿ-kùe-chie̍h,
- harder than a stone.
- ngẽ-kùe-thih,
- stiffer than iron.
- phàⁿ-kùe chhài-thâu,
- more porous than a turnip.
- kùe-tn̂g,
- exceeding the length,—kùe-tó, too short.
- kùe-hūn,
- beyond his sphere, i.e. out of his place.
- thài-kùe,
- greatly in excess,—put-ki̍p, not up to the standard.
