Obs. i. { How may parts in ten?} is 十分裏幾分 { s}eh vun‘ ’lí ’kí vun‘. The answer might be 十分裏有三分 { s}eh vun‘ ’lí ’{ y}eu sa{ n} vun‘, { three tenths}. Questions and replies may be framed in the same way with any numerals.
Obs. ii. For other examples, see section on pronouns, to which etymologically these words belong.
Obs. iii. { How much more used as a logical particle}, is expressed by 何况於 { h}ú hwong‘ ü.
266. The adverbs corresponding to these, { thus, however, whenever, wherever} are expressed in various ways.
什蓋能 { s}eh ké‘ nung, { thus}, { s}eh ké‘, { ib}. 隨便那能 zûe bíe{ n}‘ ná‘ nung, { which ever way you please}. 勿論幾許 veh lun‘ ’kí hó‘, { however much}. 勿拘那裏 veh kü { á} ’lí, { wherever you please}. 要那能就那能 yau‘ ná‘ nung dzieu‘ ná‘ nung, { however you want it, it shall be so}. 我那能做勿要問 ’ngú ná‘ nung tsú‘ veh yau‘ mun‘, { do not ask how I do it}.
Obs. i. Other examples may be seen in the section on pronouns. The answers to { when? where? how many?} will be found among the adverbs of time, place and number. { Why?} is answered by any direct statement, with or without the conjunction 因爲 yung { w}é‘.
Obs. ii. Dzûe bíe{ n}‘, veh lun‘, veh kü, are properly verb combinations. They mean { following your convenience, without regarding, not constraining}.
{ Quantity}. 267. The forms for { about, enough, much, little, together}, etc. are such as follow:—
{ a}. { About}, is expressed by pó, kwong ’kiung, after their word, and yáh, { t}eu, before.
約歸一百 yáh kwé ih páh, { about a hundred}. 約畧, 約摸 yáh liáh, yáh máh, both signify { about}. 約數幾許 yáh sú‘ ’kí ’hau, { about how many?} 里巴 ’lí pó, { about a le}. 尺巴 t’sák pó, { about a foot}. 步巴 { p}ú pó, { about a step}. 寸巴 t’sun‘ pó, { about an inch}. 桶巴 ’{ t}óng pó, { a bucket-ful}. 本巴 ’pun pó, { about a volume}. 半夜巴 pé{ n}‘ { y}á pó, { about midnight}. 半托巴 pé{ n}‘ t’ok pó, { two arms length} (t’ok, { stretch out both arms}). 頭二百 { t}eu ní‘ páh, { about two hundred}. 約百錢 yák páh díe{ n}, { about 100 cash}. 約有二十 yáh { y}eu ní‘ seh, { there are about 20}. 一千光景 ih t’síe{ n} kwong ’kiung, { about 1000}.
Obs. A very common form is 差勿多 t’só veh tú, { not far wrong}, which is used in the same sense as the above words.
{ b}. { Enough} and { not enough} are expressed by keu‘, veh tsóh, veh kû{ n} zz‘, k’iöh ’sau and some verbs with the negative.