Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular/A List of Introductory Adjectives

by Lim Hiong Seng

Lesson VI.
A List of Introductory Adjectives.

Active,

Liù

快

Afraid,

Kiaⁿ, ùi

驚　畏

Alive,

Uáh, seⁿ

活　生

All,

Lóng-tsóng

總共

Ashamed,

Sióu-lí

羞耻

Back,

Aũ

後

Bad,

M̃-móⁿ

不好

Best,

Siãng-hó

上好

Better,

Zú-hó, kèng-hó

愈好　更好

Black,

Ou

烏

Blue,

Nâm, lâm

藍

Blue, (sky colour.)

Chheⁿ

靑

Brave,

Káⁿ

敢

Bright,

Kng

光

Broad,

Khuah

闊

Broken,

Phùa

破

Careful,

Tsṳ́-sòi, sòi-jī

仔細　細字

Careless,

Chhìn-tshái, bô-tsṳ́-sòi

隨便　無仔細

Cheap,

Phiⁿ

跌

Clear, (of water.)

Chheng

清

Clear, (of affairs.)

Mêng, mêng-péh

明　明白

Clever,

Gâu, khiàng

賢　能

Close, (not airy.)

Hip

翕

Coarse,

Tshou

粗

Cold,

Chhìn, ngân

冷　寒

Comfortable,

Khùaⁿ-uáh

快活

Confused,

Zṳ̂

茹

Crooked,

Uan

灣

Crowded,

Tsát

-

Dangerous,

Hong-hiám, lĩ-hāi

荒險　利害

Dark,

Àm

暗

Dread,

Sí

死

Dear,

Kùi

貴

Deep,

Chhim

深

Difficult,

Oh, kan-khóu

難　艱苦

Diligent,

Lát

勤

Dirty,

Nah-sap, o-tso

汚穢

Dry,

Ta

亁

Easy,

Kōi

易

Enough,

Kàu, lã

足　撈

False,

Ké

假

Far,

Hñg

遠

Fast,

Méⁿ, hiông

猛　雄

Fat,

Pûi

肥

Filthy,

Chhi-gî

生疑

Fine, (not coarse.)

Iùⁿ

幼

Firm, (steady.)

Ngaíh

堅　不動

Flat, (level.)

Pêⁿ

平

Fresh,

Chhiⁿ

鮮

Front,

Tsôiⁿ

前

Full,

Tĩⁿ

漲

Funny,

Tshù-bī

趣味

Glad,

Huaⁿ-hí

歡喜

Good,

Hó

好

Green,

Chheⁿ

靑

Green, (cloth.)

Lék

緑

Happy,

Khùaⁿ-uáh, sóng-khuài

快活　爽快

Hard,

Tōiⁿ

𠕆

Heavy,

Tãng

重

High,

Kûiⁿ

高

Honest,

Sêng-sít

誠實

Hot, (as water.)

Sie

溫

Idle,

Tũaⁿ

懶

Kind,

Hó

好

Late,

Mān

緩

Less,

Chié, kiám,

少

Light,

Khin

輕

Little,

Lân-ló, se-su-kiáⁿ, tiám-kiáⁿ

些小　些些

Lively,

Lêng-cheng

靈精

Long, (not short.)

Tn̂g

長

Long, (of time.)

Kú

久

Low,

Kẽ

低

Many, much,

Tsōi

多

Miseable,

Chhi-tshám

悽慘

More,

Ke

加

Near,

Kṳ̃n

近

New,

Sin

新

Nice,

Hó

好

Old,

Kū

舊

Old, (aged.)

Lãu

老

Past,

Kùe

過

Polite,

Kui-kṳ́

規矩

Poor,

Khiou, kêng

窮　貧

Present, at,

Ngán-tsãi, hīn-tsãi

眼在　現在

Pretty,

Ngiá

雅

Quick,

Méⁿ, khùe

猛　快

Raw,

Chheⁿ

腥

Red,

Âng

紅

Rich,

Pù

富

Right,

Tiéh

着

Ripe,

Sék

熟

Round,

Îⁿ

圓

Rude, (clownish.)

Bô-kui-kú

無規矩

Rude, (to a superior.)

Huàng-sṳ̀

放肆

Same,

Pêⁿ-iēⁿ, sie-tâng

平樣　相同

Shallow,

Chhién

淺

Sharp, (pointed.)

Chiam

尖

Sharp, (as a a knife.)

Lāi

利

Short,

Tó

短

Sick,

Pēⁿ

病

Similar,

Chhin-chhiẽⁿ

親像

Sleepy,

Mák-chiu-siap, mák--siap

目睛澁　目澁

Slow,

Mān

緩

Small,

Sòi

細

Smooth,

Ku̍t

滑

Soft,

Nńg

軟

Some,

Lân-ló

零須

Straight,

Tít

直

Strong, (of the body.)

Tsàng, ũ-lát

壯　有力

Strong, (of architecture.)

Khiàng

堅

Stupid,

Ngà

㦙

Thick,

Kãu

厚

Thin, (not thick.)

Póh

博

Thin, (not stout.)

Sán

瘦

Tight,

Kín

緊

Tired,

Hék

困

True,

Chin, sít, chin-sít

真　實　真實

Ugly,

Iá-iēⁿ

醜陋

Unripe,

Chheⁿ

青

Warm,

Zuáh

爇

Weak

Khùn

軟弱

Wet,

Tâm

濕

Wet, (thoroughly.)

Lok

-

White,

Péh

白

Wicked,

Ak, phái

惡　敗

Wrong,

M̄-tiéh, tshò

不着　錯

Yellow,

N̂g

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