term, liên-jīm; ngûan-jīm. degrade but retain in office, keh-cheh lâu-jīm. put out of, keh-jīm. go out of, lī-jīm. waiting for a vacant, hāu-jīm-khueh. office (counting-house), siá-jī-pâng. a public office (building), gê-mn̂g.
officer, kuaⁿ; kuaⁿ-hú. fellow, tâng-liâu. military, bú-kuaⁿ.
official, document, bûn-tsṳ. reply, phoi-hûe.
officiate, lí-sṳ̄; phōiⁿ-sṳ̄. officious, hàuⁿ-tshap-sṳ̄.
often, ē-ē; lú-lú; tshṳ̀-tshṳ̀; múeⁿ-múeⁿ; sî-sî; siêⁿ-siêⁿ; tsōi-hûe; tsōi-pái; tsōi-tiâng-sî; ke-ke-hãng.
ogle, siâ-ma̍k-chìⁿ; su̍t-ma̍k.
oh, indeed! õ, sĩ àn-chièⁿ-seⁿ! in grief or pain, ai-a!
oil, iû. bottle, iû-pân. press, iû-chhia. to oil, buah-iû; chhit-iû; iû. kerosene, húe-tsúi; húe-tsúi-iû.
ointment, ko-ie̍h. apply, tah-ko-ie̍h; buah-ko-ie̍h.
old, kū. in years, lãu. from of old, tsṳ̃-kóu. how old are you? jie̍h-tsōi-hùe? kùi-keⁿ? tshun-chhiu jie̍h-kau? which is older? tî-nâng-tōa? one year older, tōa che̍k-hùe. an old friend, kū-iú; lãu-iú; kū-kau. old gentleman, lãu-nâng-tek.
oleander, tsõ-ngûan-tek.
olives, káⁿ-náⁿ.
omelet, koi-nñg luah chiâⁿ-tieⁿ; koi-nñg-piáⁿ.
omen, tiãu; ki-tiãu. good, kit-tiãu. bad, hiong-tiãu.
omit, sit; lāu-tiāu; làng-tiāu; kau-lau̍h-tiāu.
omnipotent, bô-só put-lêng; tshûan-lêng.
omnipresent, bô-só put-tõ.
omniscience, bô-só put-tsai; bô-só put-tshat.
on, the house top, tõ tshù-téng. the road, tõ-lōu-chiēⁿ. the water, tõ-tsúi-mīn. his arrival, tsho-kàu; che̍k-ē-kàu. purpose, tiãu-tsuan; ũ-ì; tsuan-àiⁿ. the contrary, tin-tò; húan-tńg. horseback, khiâ-bé.
once, che̍k-tshṳ̀; che̍k-tńg; che̍k-pái; che̍k-hûe. once upon a time, soiⁿ-tiâng-sî; tng-sî. all at, che̍k-ē; tsò-che̍k-ē; tsôi-tsôi. at once, sûi-sî; sûi-chiet.
one, che̍k. one by one, it-it; ta̍k-it. third, saⁿ-hūn tshú-che̍k. eyed, to̍k-ma̍k. handed, toaⁿ-chiah-chhiú. one's own, ka-kī-kâi. oneself, ka-kī; pńg-sin; chhin-sin. to take upon oneself without authority, tsṳ̃-tsuan.
onion, tshang-thâu.
only, chí; put-kùe; put-gūa; kan-kan; to̍k-to̍k; toaⁿ-toaⁿ; tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ. son, toaⁿ-kâi-kiáⁿ; toaⁿ-toaⁿ seⁿ chí-kâi-kiáⁿ tiāⁿ.
