actually, si̍t-tsãi; kúaⁿ-jiên; khak-si̍t; tek-si̍t.
acute, sharp, chiam. ingenious, kuai-khá. in discernment, tshong-mêng.
adage, so̍k-gṳ́; ngân-gṳ́.
adapt, sie-kah; kah-kùa; kah-pān; tsún-thâu. able to adapt oneself to circumstances, ũ-khûan-pièn.
add, thiam; ke; thiⁿ-ke; lo̍h-ke; póu-ke; sǹg-bûa; lia̍h-bûa; tshòu-ha̍h.
addicted, hàuⁿ; tham; tsuan-sim.
address, a person, tng-mīn-tàⁿ. God, táu-kàu Siãng-tì. on a letter, sìn-phûe; huang-phûe.
adept, tóu-lãi mêng-pe̍h; thong-thiet; se̍k-chhiú.
adequate, kàu; tsok; kham-tng.
adhere, liâm-tùe; tah-tùe. to one’s opinion, chip-ì.
adhesive, ũ-ka-liâm; liâm-nî.
adjacent, kṳ̃n; siang-kṳ̃n; siang-liên; tsò-pû; lîn-kṳ̃n; tsôiⁿ-ãu.
adjoining, siang-liên; sie-chiap; sie-sùa; sie-kiam-kài.
adjudicate, sím-sṳ̄; phōiⁿ-ùaⁿ; phùan-tùan; tùan-ùaⁿ.
adjust, chiám-tso̍ih; tsôi-chiáⁿ; siu-chiáⁿ. put in order, an-pâi; tsôi-pĩ; siu-si̍p-hó.
administer, phōiⁿ-lí; lí-sṳ̄; liāu-lí; chiáng-kúan.
admirable, hó-thóiⁿ; tshut-khî.
admiral, tsúi-sṳ thî-tok; tsúi-sṳ tìn-thâi (lower).
admire, thóiⁿ kàu-àm-ngì; thóiⁿ-tshù-bī.
admission, to give, pun-nâng-ji̍p; thèng-nâng-ji̍p. refuse, bô-nâng-ji̍p.
adolescence, iùⁿ-nîⁿ; thông-nîⁿ; hãu-seⁿ; siàu-nîⁿ.
adopt, children, iáng-kiáⁿ; sieh-kiáⁿ; siu-iáng tsò-kiáⁿ; siu-liû tsò-kiáⁿ.
adore, tshông-pài; kũi-pài.
adorn, siu-sek; tá-pàn; siu-si̍p phâi-chhiâng.
adrift, phiau-phû.
adroit, kha-chhiú õi; khî-khá.
adulation, hõng-sêng; thiám-mĩⁿ; pá-kiet.
adult, tōa--nâng; sêng-teng; chiáng-tōa; chiáng-sêng.
adulterate, tsham pa̍t-mue̍h; m̄-kan-chẽng; m̄-chẽng.
adulterer, kan-hu; lãu-iẽn; ji̍p-nâng-lãi.
adulteress, kan-hũ; îm-hũ; tsṳ-niêⁿ tshap--tie̍h-nâng.
adultery, kan-îm; kan--nâng chhi-nńg; sṳ-kau; sai-thong; ji̍p-nâng-lãi; sai-chhêng; kan-chhêng.
advance, chìn-tsôiⁿ. daily, che̍k-ji̍t kìⁿ-ji̍t-chìn. money, saiⁿ