Taishanese	Cantonese	Mandarin	English	Notes
轻	hiaŋ33 (piaŋ553)	轻	轻	light	[hiaŋ33 piaŋ553] is the vivid form. [piaŋ553] is the contraction of [piaŋ55 ə33].
重	tsǝŋ33	重	重	heavy
松	ɬǝŋ33 (ɬəu553)	松	松	loose	[ɬǝŋ33 ɬəu553] is the vivid form. [ɬəu553] is the contraction of [ɬəu55 ə33].
紧	gin55	紧	紧	tight
挣	dzaŋ32	挣	塞紧/填塞	to stuff, to jam, to gorge
干	gɔn33	干	干	dry
湿	siak33 (tat33 ə33)	湿	湿	wet	[siak33 tat33 ə33/siak33 tat33 tat33] is the vivid form.
润	ŋun32	润	润	moisten, moist
软	ŋun33 (nəp33 ə33)	软	软	soft	[ŋun33 nəp33 ə33/ŋun33 nəp33 nəp33] is the vivid form.
嫩	nun32	嫩	嫩	tender, inexperienced
老	lɔu33	老	老	old, tough, experienced, over-cooked
硬	ŋaŋ32 (bəp33 ə33)	硬	硬	soft	[ŋaŋ32 bəp33 ə33/ŋaŋ32 bəp33 bəp33] is the vivid form.
韧(麻)	ŋin33 (ma22 ə33)	韧	韧	(meat) tough	韧麻[ŋin33 ma22 ə33] is the vivid form
疏	sɔ33	疏	疏	sparse
密	mit32	密	密	dense
滑	vat32 (lut33 ə33)	滑	滑	smooth, slippery	[vat32 lut33 ə33/vat32 lut55 lut55] is the vivid form.
潺	san22	潺	粘滑	slimy
涩	səp33 (tat33 ə33)	嚡	粗糙	coarse, rough	[səp33 tat33 ə33/səp33 tat33 tat33] is the vivid form.
皱	tsɔu22 (maŋ553)	皱	皱	coarse, rough	[tsɔu22 maŋ553/tsɔu22 maŋ55 maŋ55] is the vivid form. [maŋ553] is the contraction of [maŋ55 ə33].
黐黐**	tsi33 tsi33 nak55 nak33	黐	粘	sticky
散	ɬan55 (ɬəu33 ə33)	散(修修)	皱	scattered, dispersed	[ɬan55 ɬəu33 ə33/ɬan55 ɬəu33 ɬəu33] is the vivid form.
空	həŋ33	空	空	empty
满	mɔn55	满	满	full
满泻	mɔn55 ɬia55	满	满泻	overflowing, too full
利	li32	利	锋利	sharp
钝	un32	钝	钝	dull, blunt
尖	diam33	尖	尖	pointed, sharp
旧	giu32 (miat33 ə33)	旧	旧	used, old	[giu32 miat33 ə33/giu32 miat33 miat33] is the vivid form.
新	ɬin33 (ɬaŋ33 ə33)	新	新	new	[ɬin33 ɬaŋ33 ə33] is the vivid form.
古老宿	gu55 lɔu55 ɬək55	古宿	旧式	old-fashioned
稳	vun55	稳	稳	steady, stable
定	vun55	定	平稳	steady, ballanced
坐稳	tɔ33 vun55	坐稳	坐稳	to set tight
摇摆	tɔ33 vun55	捹	晃	unsteady, shaking
烂	lan32 (dɔt33 ə33)	烂	破	torn, broken, (vegetable) rotten	[lan32 (dɔt33 ə33/lan32 dɔt33 dɔt33] is the vivid form.
崩口	baŋ33 həu55	崩口	崩口	chipping
齐(葺)	tai22 (təp55 ə33)	齐(葺葺)	整齐	torn, broken	[tai22 təp55 ə33/tai22 təp55 təp55] is the vivid form.
齐整	tai22 dzein55	齐整	整齐	orderly, tidy	Note the order reversal of the characters.
乱	lɔn32	乱	乱	disorderly, disorganized
**乱乱	hui22 hui22 lɔn32 lɔn32	乱	乱	disorderly, disorganized
潦草	liau55 tɔu55	潦草	潦草	(handwriting) scribbled
生	saŋ33 (ŋəu33 ŋəu33)	生(勾勾)	生	raw, uncooked, (fruit) not ripe	[saŋ33 ŋəu33 ŋəu33] is the vivid form.
熟	sək32	熟	熟	(food) cooked, (fruit) ripe
腍	nəm22 (bəŋ55 ə33)	腍	软/脾气好	tender	[nəm22 bəŋ55 ə33] is the vivid form.
稀	hi33	稀	稀	(liquid) thin
浓	nɔu22	滐	稠	(liquid) thick, (temperament) slow
浓	ŋəŋ22	浓	浓	(tea/coffee) strong, (drinks) thick
臭烟/㶶	tsiu33 yian33/ŋəŋ22	㶶	焦	scorched
生冷钢	tsiu33 yian33/ŋəŋ22	又冻又硬	又冷又硬	(rice) cold and hard
堪	tsiu33 yian33/ŋəŋ22	堪	耐用/结实	(cloth) strong/lasting