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40 Adjectives. ; pãu-ngia̍k,
 * fierce and cruel.


 * chhia-chhí,
 * wasteful and squandering.


 * keng-khua,
 * self-important and consequential.


 * jîn-ài,
 * benevolent and kind.


 * jím-nãi,
 * patient and enduring.


 * huân-hua,
 * lavish in display.


 * phok-sit,
 * plain and simple.


 * huaⁿ-hí,
 * pleased and delighted.

Pairs of adjectives are often joined together.


 * kûiⁿ-kûiⁿ kẽ-kẽ,
 * some high and some low (plural signification).


 * tōa-tōa sòi-sòi,
 * large and large, small and small, i.e. large and small all together.


 * tn̂g-tn̂g tó-tó,
 * long and short.


 * khi-khi khu-khu,
 * rough and uneven.


 * pêⁿ-pêⁿ tháⁿ-tháⁿ,
 * even and level.


 * uan-uan khek-khek,
 * bent and kinked.


 * mêng-mêng pe̍h-pe̍h,
 * obvious and clear.


 * chin-chin si̍t-si̍t,
 * true and real.


 * kong-kong tãu-tãu,
 * just and right.


 * ou-ou àm-àm,
 * sombre and dark.


 * láu-láu phièn-phièn,
 * knavish and tricky.


 * lo-lo so-so,
 * perverted and exaggerated.


 * jû-jû chán-chán,
 * confused and inconsistent.


 * kng-kng ku̍t-ku̍t,
 * bright and smooth.


 * chhou-chhou sut-sut,
 * coarse and rough.


 * jiâu-jiâu háiⁿ-háiⁿ,
 * creased and crumpled.


 * thiám-thiám mĩⁿ-mĩⁿ,
 * flattering and subservient.


 * uaⁿ-uaⁿ la̍k-la̍k,
 * delighted and happy.


 * un-un chhun-chhun,
 * mild and gentle.


 * kek-kek chok-chok,
 * impulsive and hasty.


 * huang-huang mâng-mâng,
 * hurried and perturbed.


 * cheng-cheng khãm-khãm,
 * reckless and precipitate.


 * oi-oi chìⁿ-chìⁿ,
 * pushing and jostling.


 * chôi-chôi chiáⁿ-chiáⁿ,
 * arranged and orderly.


 * huan-huan ho̍k-ho̍k,
 * fickle and changeable.


 * chhit-chhit chho̍k-chho̍k,
 * cluttering and shuffling along.


 * iⁿ-iⁿ uaiⁿ-uaiⁿ,
 * grating and creaking (as of a door).


 * ihⁿ-ihⁿ uai̍hⁿ-uai̍hⁿ,
 * (as of a chair).


 * îⁿ-îⁿ lìn-lìn,
 * round and rolling.