- 担篙子撐 tan kau ’tsz t’sáng, pole the boat with the bamboo.
3. Except is expressed by the verb 除脫 dzû t’eh, usually with 以外 ’í ngá‘, or 外頭 ngá‘ deu, ending the clause.
- 除脫之儂個外頭就是我 dzû t’eh tsz nóng‘ kú‘ ngá‘ deu, dzieu‘ ’zz ’ngú, excepting you, there is only myself.
4. Beside is expressed by, 勿算 veh sön‘, at the end of the clause.
- 小末勿算共總有一百 ’siau meh veh sön‘, kóng‘ ’tsóng ’yeu ih páh, without counting the small, there are 100 in all.
5. Beyond takes 過去 kú‘ k’í‘, or 外頭 ngá deu.
- 廣東過去 ’Kwong tóng kú‘ k’i‘, beyond Canton.
6. Through or pass by is expressed by kiung kú‘ or kú‘ alone.
- 路上經過去杭州 lú‘ long‘ kiung kú‘ Hong-tseu, go through Háng-cheú on the way.
7. Towards is expressed by the verbs 朝, 望, 對 zau, mong‘, té‘.