pernicious, lĩ-hāi; hāi-sṳ̄.
perpendicular, khiã-tit; tit-khiã; ti̍t-lo̍h; khiã-chiàⁿ.
perpetual, kú-tn̂g; chhiâng-kú; miên-uán; chhiâng-uán; ióng-kú; ióng-ién; siêⁿ-tshûn; siêⁿ-ũ; ióng-tshûn; tshûn-lâu; put-mu̍t.
perplexed, kiáu-jiáu; sie-hũn; hũn-tsa̍p; thiû-thû; chìn-thò liáng-lân; chìn-chìn thò-thò; siẽⁿ m̄-pat-tò-khṳ̀.
perquisites, kui-lī-ngṳ̂n; kuaⁿ-kui; kui-kṳ́.
persecute, khún-to̍k; hām-hāi.
persevere, ũ-siêⁿ-sim; bõi-sit-lo̍h siêⁿ-sim; sí-tsong zû-it.
persimmon, sãi; âng-sãi; chheⁿ-sãi.
persist, phien-phien àiⁿ-tsò; ngẽ-ngẽ-àiⁿ.
person, a, che̍k-ūi; che̍k-nâng. in, pńg-sin; chhin; chhin-sin; ka-kī. about one's, sin-chiēⁿ.
perspicuous, hun-mêng; thàu-thiet; thong-thiet; mêng-pe̍h; mêng-mêng; kōi-thiaⁿ.
perspiration, kūaⁿ. bad smelling, of hand or foot, kha-sie̍h; chhìu-sie̍h. cold, chhìn-kūaⁿ. to absorb, sò-kūaⁿ; tsṳ̀-kūaⁿ. bad smell of, kūaⁿ-sng; tshàu-kūaⁿ-sng. to encourage, huat-kūaⁿ; piáu-kūaⁿ (by warm drink or medicine); hip-kūaⁿ (by warm covering). perspire, lâu-kūaⁿ; tshut-kūaⁿ.
persuade, khǹg; khǹg-kòi.
pertain, to, so̍k; ũ-kan-sia̍p.
pertinacious, kù-chip; chip-ngẽ; chip-ì; kau-tîⁿ.
pervade, chiu-liû; pìn-kiâⁿ; thàu--tshut; thàu-thiet; sì-tshù-kàu; thong.
perverse, kuai-phiah; ke̍h-phiah; hûeⁿ-nge̍k; ngóu-nge̍k.
pestilence, un-mu̍t.
pestle, tùi.
petal, hue-hah; hue-phièn.
petition, pín; pín-khiû; ji̍p-pín; ji̍p-tiâⁿ. a, pín-thiap; pín-sṳ̂; tiâⁿ; tiâⁿ-pín.
petticoat, kûn. wear, hâ-kûn. waistband of, kûn-tòa.
pettifogger, sõng-kùn; kuang-kùn; láu-kiáⁿ.
petty, sòi; sié. affair, sié-khó kâi-sṳ̄.
pewter, siah. articles, siah-khì. to work in, phah-siah.
pharmacy, chì-ie̍h kâi-huap.
pheasant, suaⁿ-koi; thî-koi.
phenomena, of the heavens, thiⁿ-siãng; thien-siãng.
philanthropy, jîn-tek; kiâⁿ-jîn-tek.