object, to, m̄-nguãn; tsó-chí; poh-khùi (altercation); piẽn-poh (in argument). what objection can there be? ũ-sĩ-mih huâng-gāi? I have no objection, uá na̍p-ì; uá hàuⁿ.
oblation, hõng-sîn kâi-mu̍eh-kiãⁿ.
obligation, pńg-hūn; pńg-téng. oblige (force), mién-kiáng; ngẽ-lia̍h; khiâng-àiⁿ; khiâng-pek. obliged to do, put-tit-íⁿ; bõi-tit-mién; m̄-káⁿ m̃-tsò; khut-tshông. obliging, õi-tsò-nâng; ũ-nâng-chhêng; nâng-chiâⁿ hó; hó-chhêng hó-ì. he conferred an obligation on me, i ũ-nâng-chhêng tõ-uá-kò; i ũ-ṳn-hũi tõ-uá-kò. I am much obliged to you, kám-ṳn put-chhién; to-siā; kám-siā; tsōi-siā; chhim-liãm; m̄-káⁿ buâng-chhêng.
oblique, siâ; tshúa; uai-tshúa; uai-siâ; khi; m̄-chiàⁿ; m̄-ti̍t.
obliterate, hú-tiāu; tiám-tiāu; kôu-tiāu; buah-tiāu.
oblong, tn̂g-huang.
obloquy, mak--tie̍h nâng-miâⁿ-siaⁿ; húiⁿ-pãng; iâu-pãng; lêng-zo̍k.
obscene, siâ-îm. language, tshou-siaⁿ; káng-tshou lô-tshò. books, îm-tsṳ. plays, îm-hì.
obscure, mông; hiu-miáuⁿ; m̄-hīn; m̄-mêng; m̄-tshut-sek. dwell in obscurity, ṳ́n-kṳ; mi̍t-chiah (much greater degree).
obsequies, sng-sṳ̄; pe̍h-sṳ̄. see FUNERAL.
obsequious, hông-ngêng; hõng-sêng; pui-thiám; thiám-mĩⁿ; khá-mĩⁿ.
observatory, huan-chheⁿ-thâi.
observe, thóiⁿ; kuan. law, siú-huap.
obsolete, kū--liáu bô-ēng; hùi. characters, kòu-jī; phiah-jī.
obstacle, hûang-gāi; tsó-keh. there is no, bô-hûang.
obstinate, kù-chip; chip-thì; kien-chip; chip-phiah; chip-áu; ke̍h-phiah; áu-phiah; kuài-phiah; chip-ì; khu-thì; thì-nĩⁿ.
obstruct, tsa̍h; nôaⁿ; nôaⁿ-tsó; tso̍ih; tsó-keh; kòiⁿ-keh. a road, tsa̍h-lōu; nôaⁿ-lōu; tso̍ih-lōu. wind, tsa̍h-huang. view, chia-tsa̍h; tsa̍h thóiⁿ-m̄-kìⁿ.
obtain, tit; tit--tie̍h; tshú; na̍p; tshūe--tie̍h.
obtrusive, thèng-ji̍p; zũan-ji̍p; thèng-tiaⁿ thèng-tsũang; tshàm-ngân.