fragrant, phang; õi-phang; chheng-hiang. wood, hieⁿ-tshâ (sandal wood). plants, hieⁿ-tsháu. fragrance, hiang-khì.
frail, iêⁿ-hue tsúi-sèⁿ; nńg-jia̍k; m̄-tōiⁿ; m̄-kien-kù.
frame, kè. door, mn̂g-táu; mn̂g-khuan; mn̂g-khuang.
France, Tãi-huap-kok; Huat-lân-se.
frankincense, zú-hieⁿ.
frantic, siáu; tien-khûang.
fraternal, zû-hiaⁿ zû-tĩ. a fraternity, hũe. fraternise, pài-hũe; kau-tshap.
fraud, sai-chiàm; khi-phièn; kuang-phièn; tsà; ngũi; ké.
fray, tshàu-nãuⁿ; sie-jiáng; jiáng-lāu-jie̍t.
freak, thèng-tsò thèng-ûi.
freckle, seⁿ-tiám; seⁿ-hue-tiám.
free, tsṳ̃-iû; tsṳ̃-tsú; ka-kī õi-tsú-ì; tsṳ̃-tsãi. from crime, bô-tsũe. choice, sûi-ì tsṳ̃-piẽn. bond and, tsú-po̍k. to set, kiù; so̍k-tshut (ransom); sek-pàng; pàng-tshut; pàng--nâng tsṳ̃-iû. freely (willingly), kam-sim; chhêng-ngũan; huaⁿ-hí; kam-ngũan. drink freely, sûi-piẽn chia̍h-chiú. gratuitously, mién-chîⁿ; mín-ēng-chîⁿ.
freebooter, tãu-tsha̍t; tsha̍t-bé.
freeze, kit-piaⁿ; kit-piaⁿ-sng; sêng-piaⁿ. as gravy or oil, kṳ̂n-tàng. to death, tàng-sí; kûaⁿ-sí.
freight, tsûn-tsou. a, che̍k-tsāi-hùe. to, tah-hùe.
frequently, ke-ke-hãng; tsōi-tsōi-tshṳ̀; ē-ē; lú-lú; lú-tshṳ̀; siêⁿ-siêⁿ; sî-sî; kú-kú; chhiâng-chhiâng; múeⁿ-múeⁿ.
fresh, water, chiáⁿ-tsúi. fish, chhiⁿ-hṳ̂; hṳ̂-chhiⁿ. new, sin. lively, ũ-sin-khì. taste, chhiⁿ-bī; chiáⁿ-bī.
fret, (intrans.) iu-ut; tsṳ̃-thàng; tshoih; pui-tshoih; uàn-tshoih; e̍hⁿ-e̍hⁿ-kiè (child). (trans.), kek-sèⁿ; kek-khì.
friction, chhiù; bûa.
Friday, lói-pài-ngõu; pài-ngõu.
friend, phêng-iú (only used of men, never of women, except in bad sense). an old, kū-iú; kū-jîn. very close, bhì-iú; ba̍t-iú; hó-iú. bosom-, sim-pak phêng-iú; ti-sim phêng-iú; ti-kí. acquaintance, but not intimate, kháu-thâu-iú. school or college friend, tâng-theng phêng-iú; theng-iú. companion, tâng-phũaⁿ. on friendly terms, siang-hó. friendly treatment, kãu-thãi. break off friendship, tso̍h-kau.