abominate, ù; lóu; kĩ.
aborigines, thóu-jîn; pńg-tī-nâng.
abortion, lo̍h-sié-súaⁿ; lo̍h-sin; phah-tó a-nôuⁿ. to produce by medicine, ēng-ie̍h lo̍h-tiāu a-nôuⁿ.
abound, hoh-tsōi; tōa-bó-mue̍h; tsōi-tsōi; sẽng; mõng-sẽng; hong-sẽng; tshù-tshù to-tsōi.
about, tsha-m̄-to; kâi-pan-bó; lím-lím; ũ chí-kâi-pān; tsáu-tsua̍h bô-ki; chìn-thò ũ-hãn.
above, tõ-téng; tõ-chiēⁿ; tõ-mīn-chiēⁿ.
abrade, siah--tie̍h; phoi--tie̍h; phiù-phûe.
abridge, séⁿ-iak; tiah-iàu; tiah-chhiet-iàu; káng-séⁿ; tiah-tshut káng-iàu.
abroad, tõ-gūa; tshut-tshù; tshut-gūa. to go, kùe-huan; kùe-kok.
abruptly, hut--chē-kiè; tu̍t-jiên; hut-jiên.
abscess, seⁿ-thûe; seⁿ-mue̍h; seⁿ-eng; pũ-lâng-tshng.
abscond, tô-tsáu; tsáu-khṳ̀-tiàm; tô-pī; thau-tsáu.
absence, m̄-tõ; of mind, sim m̄-tõ; sim-hûn m̄-tõ.
absolute, tsṳ̃-tsú.
absolve, kói-tsũe; sià-tsũe; sek-pàng.
absorb, sò-ta. water, sò-tsúi. all one’s energies, ēng-chĩn-la̍t. entirely absorbed in any thing, ji̍p-sîn.
abstain, kài. from liquor, kài-chiú. from lust, kài-io̍k.
abstemious, tsat-ēng; kúaⁿ-io̍k; ũ-tsat-tōu.
abstraction, in a state of (Buddhist), tsõ-siên; ji̍p-tẽng.
abstruse, chhim-àu; àu-biāu.
absurd, thèng-tàⁿ; bô-iáⁿ-chiah; hó-chhiè.
abundant, see abound.
abuse, mēⁿ. filthy abuse, mēⁿ kàu chhi-gî; tshou-tshùi-mēⁿ.
abutment, of bridge, kiê-tún.
abyss, chhim-thâm; chhim-chhim; bô-tói; bô-tói chhim-kheⁿ.
academy, tsṳ-īⁿ; imperial, at Pekin, hâng-lîm.
accelerate, tshui-pek; tshui-méⁿ.
accede, zún-na̍p; hàuⁿ; khéng; tsún; na̍p-ì.
accent, siaⁿ-im; siaⁿ-kháu.
accept, siũ; siu; chiap-na̍p; na̍p-siũ.
access, lōu-mn̂g; lōu-mn̂g hó-chiũ. increase, thiⁿ-ke; thiam-ke.
accession, to the throne, seng-ūi.
accessory, pang-tsõ.
accident, ì-gūa kâi-sṳ̄; liāu-m̄-kàu kâi kéng-ngõ. accidental, ngóu-jiên; tsõu-jiên.