gently, khin-khin; ûn-ûn; mān-mān; khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ. see GENTLE.
gentry, hieⁿ-sin; sin-khim; sin-sṳ̃.
genuflection, kũi; kũiⁿ; kiâⁿ-tōa-lói; hẽ-tōa-lói.
genuine, chin-si̍t; chin. not, ké; m̄-chiàⁿ.
genus, lūi.
geography, tī-lí. book on, tī-lí-chì; tī-lí-tsṳ.
geomancy, tĩ-lí; thóiⁿ-suaⁿ; tsáu-tī-lí; kiâⁿ-tī-lí; thóiⁿ-huang-tsúi. geomancer, thóiⁿ-suaⁿ sin-seⁿ; huang-tsúi sin-seⁿ.
geometry, niêⁿ-tī-huap.
Germany, Tãi-Tek-kok; tsa̍p-káng-kok.
germ, gê. germinate, huat-gê; mêng-gê; pauh-gê.
gestures, to use, in speaking, kha mông, chhiú pí.
get, tit; tit--tie̍h. up, tsáu-khí. could not get it done, tsò-m̄-sêng; tsò-m̄-chiâⁿ. rich, huat-tshâi; tì-pù. ready, ṳ̃-pĩ; tsôi-pĩ; pĩ-phōiⁿ; pĩ-pīn. into office, tit-ūi; tit-jĩm. advancement, kau-seng; seng-kuaⁿ; seng-khip, one's wishes, tit-ì; zû-ì; tit-sim kùe-ì. out of the way, kiâⁿ-khui; tsáu-khui; kiâⁿ-bûa; khiã-khui. angry, seⁿ-khì; huat-náuⁿ. hold of, lia̍h--tie̍h. aground (ship), khùa-sua; hũam-suaⁿ. into trouble, lap-tie̍h-sin. a cold, sieⁿ-huang. where ever did you get this? lṳ́ tsò-ũ chí-kâi-mue̍h?
ghost, kúi; siàⁿ-nâng; siàⁿ-hùe-mue̍h. Holy, Siàⁿ-Sîn.
giant, tōa-hān; kûiⁿ-nâng; kau-chhiâng tã-hān; kûiⁿ-tōa.
giddy, hîn; thâu-khak-hîn; hîn kàu-kông; kông-kông; hîn kàu chiang-pua̍h. in character, hàuⁿ-thit-thô.
gift, lói-mue̍h; sàng-lói; sie-sàng. gracious, ṳn-sṳ̀.
giggle, khih-khih-chhiè.
gild, tah-kim; liū-kim; tōu-kim; sieⁿ-kim; tsṳ́-kim.
gills, of fish, hṳ̂-chhi.
gilt, paper, used in sacrifices, ngṳ̂n-tiãⁿ; kim-tiãⁿ; uâng-pó. see GILD.
gimlet, tsǹg-kiáⁿ.
gin, snare, se-khou; phùaⁿ-soh; chiáu-mãng; tieⁿ-chiáu-sùaⁿ. to set a, tieⁿ-keng siet-nãuⁿ.
ginger, kieⁿ. hard dry root (med.), kieⁿ-bó. young, tender & fresh, chíⁿ-kieⁿ. sweetmeat, thn̂g-kieⁿ; bi̍t-chìm-kieⁿ.
ginseng, jîn-siam. foreign, iêⁿ-siam. to buy, táu-siam.
gird, hâ; pa̍k; hâ-tòa. up, kiáu-phû soih-tōa.