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Rh Difference. ; kiau chhó-chhiàng m̄-che̍k-iēⁿ,
 * not the same as (I) agreed for.


 * kiau-uá sṳ-niê--kâi sĩ-m̄-tùi,
 * it does not agree with what (I) bargained for.

Sentences illustrating the use of Adjectives.


 * i hûan-ló-chãi,
 * he is very sorry.


 * chí-kâi-saⁿ bô-mih chheng-khih,
 * this jacket is not at all clean.


 * chhù-lāi kng-kng,
 * inside the house it is well lighted.


 * thiⁿ-sî mông-mông,
 * the weather is very hazy.


 * i chò-sṳ̄ tham-thû,
 * he does things in a dilatory way.


 * i nâng nńg-jia̍k,
 * the man is feeble.


 * a-nôuⁿ-kiáⁿ iùⁿ-iùⁿ,
 * the child is very young.


 * i lãu-tōa khang-kiẽn-chãi,
 * the old gentleman is very vigorous.


 * chí-tiâu-lōu ti̍t-ti̍t,
 * this road is quite straight.


 * chí-tiâu-lōu oh-kiâⁿ-chãi,
 * this road is very hard to travel.


 * lâu, che̍k-ē-khó chúi chiũ-chhién-chhién,
 * when the tide is down the water is very shallow.


 * i kò-chiéⁿ mān-mān,
 * he rows very slowly.


 * ì-sṳ̀ hién-mêng,
 * the meaning is obvious.


 * tang-huang thàu-lâi ân-ân,
 * the east wind blows stiff.


 * huang chhue-lâi liâng-liâng,
 * the wind blows cool.


 * chí-hō-pēⁿ hong-hiám,
 * this kind of disease is dangerous.


 * chí-hō-pēⁿ oh-ui,
 * this kind of disease is hard to cure.


 * i chò-kâng la̍t-lo̍h,
 * he does work diligently.


 * tōa-kiaⁿ-kũ,
 * greatly afraid,


 * i siũ-liáu tōa-tōa kan-khóu,
 * he has already eeeree great hardship.


 * tit-tie̍h tōa-tōa o-ló,
 * he received great praise.


 * tōa-tōa tit-nâng o-ló,
 * greatly was he praised by people.


 * ũ-tōa-siaⁿ jiáng khí-lâi,
 * great clamor arose.


 * lṳ́ lâi-tõ tãi-jiáng,
 * when you come there is a great noise.


 * ũ gâu-sin-seⁿ lâi-chí-kà,
 * a wise teacher came and gave instruction.


 * pó-pùe kâi-mue̍h-kiãⁿ,
 * valuable articles.


 * pháiⁿ-nâng m̄-hó-ji̍p,
 * let not bad people enter.


 * ke-húe tōa-bô-ēng,
 * the sons are very useless.


 * phùa-saⁿ-khòu,
 * ragged clothes.

