We, Teochew, can say very in different ways.
si2 死 |
We can use
the suffix si2 |
ngia2si2 雅死 |
very
beautiful |
guê3 怪 |
We can use
the prefix guê3 |
guê3 ngia2 怪雅 |
very
beautiful |
Zhang Xiao
Shan says we can use 怪 for guê3 and so does Professor
Lim. We can also write guê3 as 過|过 |
|
hoh4 好 |
We can use
the prefix hoh4 |
hoh4 ngia2 好雅 |
very
beautiful |
zoh8 絕|绝 |
We can use
the suffix zoh8 and this actually is more than “very” – it could actually
mean extremely! |
ngia2 zoh8 雅絕|雅绝 |
Extremely
beautiful! |
rioh4 若 |
very |
i1 rioh4 sioh4
le2 伊惜若汝 |
He loves you
very much. |
hui1sion5
非常 |
We can also
use this Mandarin adjective to mean very |
hui1sion5
ngia2 非常雅 |
very
beautiful |
Mogher writes that we can also use the following to mean
very.
ia2 野 |
I have not
heard these been used and therefore unable to comment. |
dai6 rioh4 大若 |
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