bé-búe. -dealer, bé-hùan. horseman, khiâ-bé. ride on horseback, khiâ-bé. -comb, bé-siu; bé-pìn. -cloth, bé-phũe.
hospitable, kãu-thãi nâng-kheh.
hospital, ui-kúan.
host, tshù-nâng; tsú-jîn.
hostage, to give or take a, ēng-nâng tsò-tǹg.
hostility, uan-ke; m̄-hûa; chhiû-khiah; hièn-khiah. cause of, hũa-kṳn; hũa-in.
hostler, bé-hu; bé-tsháu-nôuⁿ (very slighting).
hot, zua̍h; sie. weather, thiⁿ-sî zua̍h; pek-zua̍h; zua̍h-ta̍k. sun, ji̍t-thâu jie̍t; ji̍t-thâu méⁿ; ji̍t-thâu âng; ji̍t-thâu ham-ham-âng. water, sie-tsúi; kún-tsúi (boiling). -headed, ũ-sèⁿ; phòng-phiẽ sim-sèⁿ; sim-sèⁿ kín-kip. spell of hot weather in cold season, khieh-sie̍h.
hotel, kau-lâu-kúan; tiàm-phòu.
hour, Chinese, sî-sîn (=̂ hours). foreign, che̍k-tiám-cheng. half an hour, pùaⁿ-tiám-cheng. quarter, che̍k-khek-cheng. hourglass, tâng-hû tih-lāu. hourly, múeⁿ-tiám-cheng; sî-sî khek-khek.
house, tshù. a, che̍k-koiⁿ-tshù; che̍k-tsō-tshù. school-, tsṳ-che. dwelling-, nâng-ke. your, kùi-hú (polite). my, tsháu-sià (polite). -breaker, mêng-húe phah-kiap; tōng (or siàng)-mn̂g-tsha̍t. -manager, tng-ke; hūaⁿ-ke. -maid, chhiah-kha. -rent, tshù-tsou; tshù-sùe; kúan-tsou. household, ke-so̍k. household goods, ke-tsṳ; ke-si mue̍h-kiãⁿ. household servants, ke-jîn.
hovel, tsháu-tshù; tsháu-liâu.
hover, īn; khip-sin (bird, ready to dart).
how? tsãi-seⁿ? tsò-nîⁿ? zû-hô? how dare! tsò-káⁿ! how many? jie̍h-tsōi? kúi-kâi? jia̍k-kan? ki-to? how far? jie̍h-hñg? how many times? jie̍h-tsōi-ē? kúi-hûe? kúi-pái? kúi-tńg? kúi-hãng? jie̍h-tsōi-tshṳ̀? hoe large? jie̍h-tōa? how old? jie̍h-tsōi-hùe? tshun-chhiu jie̍h-tsōi? jie̍h-tōa? jie̍h-lãu? kùi-keⁿ? how to do? tsò-nîⁿ-mue̍h? not know how to do it, tsò m̄-pat tò-khṳ̀. how shall I do? zû-hô sĩ-hó? tsò-nîⁿ chiàⁿ-hó? how is this? sṳ̄-sĩ-tsò-nîⁿ? how did it happen? tsò-õi? tsò-ũ? (also expressing incredulity), how can it be otherwise? tsò-m̄-sĩ? how can that be accounted filial piety! chièⁿ seⁿ iau-hó kiè-tsò hàu! how can this be right! khí-ũ
