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LESSON XVIII (CONTINUED).
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Adjectives.
Superlatives (continued).
- chùe-ngĩ,
- most upright.
- chùe-khó-hṳ̃n,
- most hateful.
- chùe-lāu-jie̍t,
- most busy stir.
- ke̍k-phîn,
- extremely poor.
- ke̍k-kùi,
- extremely dear.
- chì-ke̍k,
- up to the very extreme.
- ke̍k-ūe,
- extreme language.
- ke̍k-jiâu-se̍k,
- most fertile.
- ke̍k-iùⁿ,
- extremely fine,—ke̍k-chhou, extremely coarse.
- ke̍k-hong-lông,
- most abundant (harvest).
- kan-khóu kàu ke̍k-sīm,
- hard to the very uttermost.
- cha̍p-hun oh-chò,
- ten parts hard to do.
- cha̍p-hun huaⁿ-hí,
- ten parts delighted.
- cha̍p-hun sòi-sim,
- ten parts careful.
- cha̍p-hun khìang,
- ten parts strong.
- cha̍p-hun thó-tǹg,
- ten parts steady, i.e. completely steady.
- cha̍p-hun ki-ba̍t,
- completely reticent.
- cha̍p-hun láu-tàu,
- completely thorough.
- cha̍p-hun ũ-chîⁿ,
- abundantly rich.
- cha̍p-hun múi-ì,
- thoroughly good intentioned.
- cha̍p-chok,
- all sufficient.
- tõiⁿ-it-hó,
- number one good.
- tõiˆ-it-pín,
- number one rank (of people).
- chīn-jua̍h,
- extremely hot.
- jua̍h-kàu-chīn,
- hot to the extreme.
- chīn-sim chīn-la̍t,
- to his utmost mind and strength.
- chīn-tàⁿ,
- said all there is to say.
- chīn-thiaⁿ--lṳ́,
- (I) have heard all you have to say.
- chia̍h-chīn--líau,
- money all spent.
- chia̍h-chīn, láu-chīn, ka-kī tie̍h chṳ̃-chīn,
- he has eaten up every thing, cheated to the uttermost, and now let him put an end to himself.
