Alas, kō̤-sêk: what a pity! â̤ siāng; găi siāng.
Albino, băh-nè̤ng.
Album, sióng-buó.
Alcohol, hūi-cīu.
Alert, on one's guard, dŏng-hòng: brisk, léu.
Alight, lŏ̤h: – as a bird,
Alike, siŏh-iông; sŏng-chiông; dè̤ng-iông; sŏng-dè̤ng: to be –, siŏng-sê̤ṳ.
Alive, uăk.
All, lūng-cūng; dŭ; cṳ̆-huàng: – persons, cé̤ṳng-nè̤ng: – things, uâng ŭk: all of us, nè̤ng-gă gáuk nè̤ng: all day, ciòng nĭk; táu nĭk: all at once, có̤-siŏh-â.
Allay, cī: – pain, cī tìáng: – thirst, cī kák.
Allegory, gēng kĭng.
Alley, haé̤ng; hè̤ng-háe̤ng; láe̤ng; lè̤ng-l(illegible text)e̤ng.
Allied, sṳ̆k.
Alligator, ngáuk-ngṳ̀.
Allot, hŭng-huák; hŭng-tăng; buŏng.
Allow, ké̤ṳk; ṳ̀ng; cūng; éng-hṳ̄.
Allowable, â̤ cūng dék; â̤ sāi dék.
Allude, cī.
Ally, V. to unite by friendship, gău-gă: form friendship with another country, tŭug-siŏng.
Almanac, uòng-lík; tŭng-cṳ̆.
Almighty, ciòng nèng.
Almond, hâing-ìng.
Almost, chă-bók-dŏ̤; hiēng-siĕ.
Alms, to give –, sié-cá̤; siā-sié; cĭu-cá̤: (term used by beggars) bó̤-sié.
Aloes, lù-guó̤i; tìng-hiŏng.
Aloft, diŏh gà̤-dēng.
Alone, dŭk-dŭk: single handed, dăng-chīu.
