lungs, hùi; phàⁿ-kuaⁿ. disease of, hùi-pēⁿ; sieⁿ-hùi; lãi-siang; hṳ-sún. inflammation of, hùi-húe.
lurk, tiàm; mâiⁿ-ho̍k tiàm-miⁿ; bih; bih-bûa.
lust, io̍k; sṳ-io̍k; ne̍k-io̍k; mu̍eh-io̍k; îm-io̍k; io̍k-húe (fire of); sek-io̍h. arouse lustful desire, khí-io̍k; to̍h-io̍k. lustful, tham-io̍k; tsòng-io̍k; hàuⁿ-sek; tham-îm.
lustre, hâu-kng; ia̍p-ia̍p-sih.
lustring, kìn. flowered, hue-kìn.
lute, khîm.
luxuriant, mõng-sẽng; phò-phò; ap-ap.
luxurious, chhia-tsòng; chhia-míⁿ; îm-i̍t; kiau-la̍k; chhia-îm; hàuⁿ-chhia-hûa.
lye, kiⁿ; kiⁿ-tsúi.
Macao, Má-káu; ò-mn̂g.
mace, one, che̍k-chîⁿ-ngṳ̂n. one mace has ten candareens, che̍k-chîⁿ ũ-tsa̍p-hun.
macerate, au; au-kauh; lo̍h-khṳ̀-au; ùn-àu; chìm-kàu-àu.
machination, àm-kòi; khúi-kòi; kòi-mông; ak-mông; khúi-mông-kan-kòi.
machine, ki-khì; ie̍h-kúi; chhia.
mad, siáu; tien-khûang; huat-siáu; huat-tien; huat-khûang; sit-sim; sim m̄-tiāⁿ. feign to be, tèⁿ-tien tèⁿ-siáu. dog, siáu-káu.
madam, a-niêⁿ; a-náiⁿ; thài-thài; hu-jîn; niêⁿ-niêⁿ.
magazine, khòu; tshng-khòu. powder, húe-ie̍h-ke̍k; húe-ie̍h-khòu. literary, tsa̍p-lo̍k.
maggot, thâng.
magic, huap-su̍t; huap-la̍t; siâ-su̍t; bû-su̍t. magician, su̍t-sṳ̃; huap-sṳ̃.
magistrate, kuaⁿ-hú. upright, liâm-kuaⁿ; chheng-kuaⁿ. corrupt, tham-kuaⁿ. office of, gê-mn̂g. hall where he sits, kong-tn̂g. district magistrate, kūiⁿ; kūiⁿ-tsú.
magnanimous, ũ-tōu-liãng; kháng-khài; khuan-iông (long-suffering); sim-hêng khuan-khuah (or, khuah-tōa); hái-liãng; liãng-tōu khuan-khuah.
magnet, hiap-chie̍h.
