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Rh 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.