philology, káng-kiù bún-jī.
philosophy, tãu. philosopher, khiông-lí kek-mue̍h-sṳ̃.
phlegm, thâm; thâm-nũaⁿ. cough up, khak-tham. spit out, phùi-thâm. remove, khṳ̀-thâm; siau-thâm; sùaⁿ-thâm; tṳ̂-thâm; tũi-thâm. phlegmatic, sèⁿ mān.
phoenix, hõng-chiáu; hõng-huâng.
photograph, to take a, hoh-sìeⁿ.
phrase, che̍k-kù-ūe; ūe-kù. common, pīn-chiâⁿ-gṳ́; kháu-thâu-gṳ́; pīn-thàu-gṳ́. book, tsṳ-kù.
physician, ui-seng; sin-seⁿ; tsò-ui sin-seⁿ; lãi-khue sin-seⁿ; ui-lãi-tī;
physiognomy, nâng-mīn; iông-măuⁿ; mīn-iēⁿ; iēⁿ-sièⁿ; siàng-măuⁿ. fortune-telling by, sièⁿ-miāⁿ.
piano, khîm.
pick, out, to̍h; súan-to̍h. up, khie̍h--khí; khie̍h-khí-lâi; khieh--tie̍h (find). fruit, flowers, &c, tiah. the teeth, thak-khí; kiah-khí. the ears, kau-hĩⁿ; kiah-hĩⁿ.
pick-axe, kùan-súi.
pickle, to, chi̍m-tshòu; thīm-tshòu; lōu-kiâm.
pickles, sng-tshài; sng-kúeⁿ; kiâm-tshài.
pickpocket, chién-niúⁿ.
picture, a, che̍k-pak-ūe; hêng-tôu; sng-kiáⁿ; che̍k-pak suaⁿ-tsúi. one's picture, hí-sîn; siáu-ngiá; siáu-iáⁿ, to take one's picture, ūe-hí-sîn. frame, kiàⁿ-khuang.
piebald, poiⁿ-sek; poiⁿ-tshái; hue-long.
piece, kò; phièn; phit (cloth); phien (composition). piece-goods, pòu-phit. piecemeal, tshùi-tshùi.
pier-glass, chiè-sin-kiàⁿ; tshûan-sin pó-kiàⁿ.
pierce, tshn̍g; tsn̍g (with boring instrument).
piety, kèng-ùi sîn-mêng (idolatrous); sêng-kèng. filial, hàu; kiâⁿ-hàu; hàu-sũn pẽ-bó; hau-kèng pẽ-bó.
pig, tṳ. pig-tail, see queue.
pigeon, hún-chiáu.
pigmy, nâng ói-sòi.
pike, chhiâng-chhieⁿ. staff, chhieⁿ-ko; tek-ko-sóng.
pile, up, tha̍h--khí-lâi; kih--khí-lâi; lúi; tun; thah; tu. piled-up, têng-têng tha̍h-tha̍h.
piles, thī; thī-tshng. external, gūa-thĭ, internal, lãi-thĭ. to have, seⁿ-thĭ.
pilfer, thau-khie̍h; tshṳ́-hò; tshṳ́-chhiap. pilferer, tsha̍t-kiáⁿ; tshṳ́-tsha̍t-kiáⁿ.
pilgrim, khṳ̀-hñg-lōu pài-sîn.
