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38 Adjectives. ; õi-ùe-nâng kâi-pēⁿ-chèng,
 * a—that can infect man—disease, i.e. a disease that can infect people, or, an infectious disease.


 * õi-nãi huang-hõu kâi-chhiêⁿ,
 * a—that can stand the wind and rain—wall, i.e. a weather-proof wall.

Adjectives are associated with opposites, and may be more easily remembered in that way.


 * kûiⁿ-kẽ,
 * high and low.


 * tn̂g-tó,
 * long and short.


 * tōa-sòi,
 * large and small.


 * chōi-chié,
 * more and less.


 * mé-mān,
 * fast and slow.


 * hûeⁿ-ti̍t,
 * crosswise and lengthwise.


 * khuah-o̍ih,
 * broad and narrow.


 * chhim-chhién,
 * deep and shallow.


 * khin-tãng,
 * light and heavy.


 * kãu-po̍h,
 * thick and thin.


 * hó-khiap,
 * good and bad.


 * siẽn-ak,
 * good and evil.


 * sng-tiâm,
 * sour and sweet.


 * kṳ̃n-hñg,
 * near and far.


 * pûi-sán,
 * fat and lean.


 * ngẽ-nńg,
 * stiff and flexible.


 * chiēⁿ-ẽ,
 * above and below.


 * lãu-iùⁿ,
 * old and young.


 * kiâm-chiáⁿ,
 * brackish and fresh.


 * jūn-chhò,
 * tough and tender.


 * phàⁿ-tōiⁿ,
 * porous and solid.


 * chiam-lu,
 * pointed and blunt.


 * tun-lãi,
 * dull and sharp.


 * ou-pe̍h,
 * black and white.


 * kng-àm,
 * light and dark.


 * uan-ti̍t,
 * crooked and straight.


 * chui-thap,
 * raised and sunken.


 * pêⁿ-kiã,
 * level and sloping.


 * chheⁿ-se̍k,
 * green and ripe.


 * phîn-pù,
 * poor and rich.


 * kùi-chūaⁿ,
 * noble and mean.


 * hiên-ngô,
 * wise and foolish.