penal, code, lu̍t-lī. penalty, hu̍at-ngṳ̂n; hêng-hu̍at.
penance, póu-kùe siu-hẽng; chiang-kong póu-kùe.
Penang, Pin-nôⁿ-sṳ̃.
pendant, sûi-lo̍h; sûi-hiã.
pendulum, sî-cheng-thūi; sî-cheng-teh.
penetrate, ji̍p; tshǹg-ji̍p; thàu-ji̍p; thàng; thàng--kùe.
penitent, tsai-tsũe; tsai-tshò; siẽⁿ-hùe; siẽⁿ-siú-hùe; siẽⁿ-àiⁿ hùe-kói; hûe-thâu; tsṳ̃-uàn; thiàⁿ-kói tsôiⁿ-hui.
penurious, tham-liẽn; kien-liẽn; liẽn-siap; kien-siap; kùe-khiãm.
people, mîn; sù-mîn; peh-sèⁿ. people say, chèng-nâng-tàⁿ.
pepper, hôu-chie. box, hôu-chie-kóng.
peppermint, po̍h-hò; pô-hò. essence of, po̍h-hò-iû.
per cent, ten, peh thiu-tsa̍p; ke-it-thiu. twenty, ke-jī-thiu.
perambulate, chiu-sûn; chiu-liû; kiâⁿ-lâi kiâⁿ-khṳ̀.
perceive, kak; hiáu; hiáu-ngõ; kak-ngõ; thóiⁿ-kìⁿ. organs of perception, chhit-khóng; chhit-khiàu.
perch, to, chhi; chhi-sin; hiah. fowls, koi chiẽⁿ-tiâu; koi-chhi-tiâu.
perdition, tîm-lîn.
peremptory, chheⁿ-ngẽ; ngẽ-tiáⁿ; te̍k-te̍k.
perfect, tshûan; chiu-tshûan; sêng-tshûan; tsa̍p-tshûan; uân-tshûan; sûn-tshûan. perfectly good, tshûan-hó. do a thing perfectly, tsò-sṳ̄ îⁿ-múaⁿ; tsò-sṳ̄ uân-muáⁿ. understand perfectly, hiáu-kàu-thàu; thàng-sṳ̄.
perfidious, sit-sìn; put-tong; pũe-ngĩ.
perforate, tshǹg-khang; tsǹg-khang; tsù-khang. perforated with many holes, tsù-khang; tshan-tshan.
perform, tsò; kiâⁿ. one's duty, chĩn-pńg-hūn.
perfume, hieⁿ; phang. perfumes, hieⁿ-liāu; hue-lōu-tsúi.
perhaps, ho̍k-chiá; káⁿ-sĩ; pa-lak; ho̍k-ũ ho̍k-bô; bô-tiāⁿ-tie̍h.
perilous, see dangerous.
period, sî-hāu; tsoih; tsoih-hāu.
perish, bûang; sí-bûang; mi̍t-bûang; tîm-bûang; pĩ-miāⁿ; sí; tîm-lûn.
perjure, chiù-ké-tsūa.
permanent, tsóng-kú-ũ; kú-tshûn; kú-kú-tõ.
permit, see allow.