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Rh Adjectives. ; khiâng-jia̍k,
 * strong and weak.


 * chhiò-phu̍h,
 * influential and insignificant.


 * húan-chiàⁿ,
 * inverted and direct (style).


 * tī-luãn,
 * peaceable and turbulent.


 * heng-sue,
 * prosperous and adverse.


 * hũa-hok,
 * calamitous and blessed.


 * khui-bûa,
 * off and near.


 * khó-hóuⁿ,
 * suitable and not (suitable).


 * chhou-iùⁿ,
 * coarse and fine.


 * siù-ba̍t,
 * open and close.


 * liâng-jua̍h,
 * cool and hot.


 * jṳ̂-ti̍t,
 * tangled and straight (as of thread).

Adjectives of the same signification are often used in pairs for the sake of clearness and euphony. Such words are called liáng-jī tâng-lūi kâi-ūe, or, tâng-ì-sṳ̀ kâi-ūe, synonymes [sic],


 * chun-kùi,
 * honorable and valuable.


 * phîn-khiông,
 * poor and impoverished.


 * kùi-tōng,
 * honorable and just.


 * hiã-chūaⁿ,
 * low and mean.


 * sêng-si̍t,
 * true and veritable.


 * kuaⁿ-chiàⁿ,
 * correct and upright.


 * pe̍h-ti̍t,
 * clear and straight-forward.


 * hṳ-ngũi,
 * empty and false.


 * tong-kãu,
 * liberal and generous.


 * chha-chhò,
 * erroneous and mistaken.


 * úi-khiok,
 * false and crooked.


 * u-ùe,
 * vile and contaminating.


 * siàⁿ-siẽn,
 * holy and righteous.


 * uân-chhûan,
 * finished and completed.


 * hṳn-khṳ̂n,
 * diligent and earnest.


 * kàu-chok,
 * sufficient and ample.—m̄-kàu-chok, insufficient.


 * kan-lân,
 * hard and difficult.


 * chhṳ̂-pui,
 * merciful and compassionate.


 * khiam-sùn,
 * humble and complaisant.


 * un-jiû,
 * meek and gentle.


 * kiâm-siap,
 * niggardly and stingy.


 * kiau-ngãu,
 * proud and haughty.


 * huàng-sṳ̀,
 * impertinent and impudent.