a person, lâi-le̍h; lí-le̍h; tshut-si̍t. historical and statistical account, e.g. of Ch'ao-chow, Tiê-chiu-chì.
hit, phah--tie̍h. with an arrow, tòng--tie̍h.
hither, kàu-chí-kò.
hitherto, tshông-lâi; phêng-sù; khí-soiⁿ; phêng-ji̍t; hiàng-ji̍t. see HERETOFORE.
hive, phang-siū; phang-tàu; phang-tû.
hoard, tun-chek; chek-thiok. wealth, chek-tshâi; tun-kim chek-ge̍k.
hoarfrost, sng.
hoarse, bô-siaⁿ; âu-lêng bô-siaⁿ; sau-siaⁿ; siaⁿ m̄-liãng.
hoary, head, thâu-môⁿ soh-soh-pe̍h.
hobble, kiâⁿ-lōu chhĩm-a-chhĩm; kũai-a-kũai.
hobgoblin, kúi; kúi-kùai; iau-chiaⁿ; siàⁿ-nâng-mue̍h.
hod, pùn-ki.
hoe, tṳ̂-thâu.
hog, tṳ. -sty, tṳ-lô. hoggish, o-tso; ue-tsue; tṳ-iēⁿ káu-sièⁿ.
hoist, po̍ih-khí; liū. flag, liū-kî; tshah-kî. sail, po̍ih-phâng; seng-phâng; liū-phâng; khí-phâng.
hold, anything in the hand, chhiú-khie̍h. from going away, lia̍h. pencil, khiâ-pit. reins, khan-bé-soh. up, a person, khan; hû-khí. up clothes, tsah-phû; kiáu-phû; put-phû. in the mouth, as dog, kâⁿ. as man, kam. one's tongue, tiām-tiām; màiⁿ-tàⁿ-ūe. under the arm, ko̍ih tõ-koh-ẽ. contain, tshō. one catty, tshō-che̍k-kṳn. will not hold it, tshō-m̄-tit; tshō-m̄-khṳ̀; tshō-m̄-lâi. this room will hold 100 people, chí-che̍k-koiⁿ-pâng hó-tshâng (or, iông; if sitting, tsõ; if standing, khiã) che̍k-peh-nâng. of ship, tsûn-tshng.
hole, khang. to make a, khui-khang. knock out, phah-khang; liú-khang (dig); tshuan-khan. to chisel a, tsha̍k-khang. bore, uai-khang; ui-khang; tsǹg-khang (with gimlet, &c). full of holes, tshang-tshang.
hollow, khang; khang-khak (oppos. tsa̍t-thâu); khang-phàⁿ (opp. tsa̍t-tōiⁿ); to hollow out, liú-khang; ui-khang-khak. of the hand, chhiú-sim-tói.
Holland, Hô-lân-kok.
holy, siàⁿ. Spirit, Siàⁿ-Sîn. holiness of life, siẽn-hẽng; ngân-hẽng chheng-kiet.
holiday, thih-thô-ji̍t; ôiⁿ-ji̍t; iû-ôiⁿ-ji̍t, ôiⁿ-kang-ji̍t; chheng-ôiⁿ-ji̍t; uaⁿ-ôiⁿ-ji̍t.