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Rh Adjectives.

; su iâⁿ,
 * worse and better.


 * lṳ́ bõi-su--i,
 * you are not inferior to him.


 * hṳ́-kiãⁿ iàu-su,
 * that article is rather inferior.


 * tî-kiãⁿ-su?
 * which one is inferior?


 * su-i tōa-bó-mue̍h,
 * inferior to him by a great deal.


 * su-i lân-ló,
 * inferior to him a little.


 * õi-su a-bõi?
 * will he be inferior or not?


 * iáu-chua̍h,
 * a little more less so.


 * pēⁿ iáu-chua̍h,
 * the disease is a little more less so, i. e. little better.


 * chua̍h--se-su,
 * somewhat better.


 * chua̍h bô-mih-chōi,
 * better by not very much.


 * chua̍h-m̄-uãⁿ,
 * better not much.


 * sṳ̄ iáu-chua̍h,
 * the matter is not quite so bad, i.e. better.


 * taⁿ hiēn-chãi iáu-chua̍h,
 * but now (things) are a little better.


 * lẽng-khó siũ-khóu, mài-huãm-chũe,
 * better to endure hardship, but don't transgress.


 * lẽng-khó jím-nãiⁿ, mài-nãuⁿ-sṳ̄,
 * better to endure, but don’t make a disturbance.


 * lẽng-khó si̍h-pńg, mài-phièn-nâng,
 * it is better to lose capital than to deceive people.


 * lẽng-khó-gō mài-seⁿ-pēⁿ,
 * better to fast a little than to engender disease.


 * chì-hó,
 * the best,—chì-pháiⁿ, the worst.


 * chì-hñg,
 * the most distant.


 * chì-tōa-kâi,
 * the most large one.


 * chì-múiⁿ-mãuⁿ,
 * the most elegant.


 * chì-ũ miâ-sek--kâi,
 * the most reputable one.


 * chì-khùe,
 * most rapid.


 * chì-khek-po̍h,
 * most stingy.


 * chì-chhong-mêng,
 * most intelligent.


 * hiáng-hok chì-ke̍k,
 * enjoying blessing to the utmost.


 * siãng-hó,
 * the best,—siãng-m̄-hó, the worst.


 * siãng-khá,
 * most ingenious.