ring, to, a bell, iẽ-leng; lõng-leng; khà-cheng; phah-cheng. ringing in the ears, hĩⁿ-khang ōng-ōng-kiè; hĩⁿ-khang-kúi kî-kî-kiè.
ringleader, thâu-nâng. of thieves or rebels, tsha̍t-thâu. ring-worm, sién; pe̍h-sién; âng-sién; gue̍h-īn-sién; gû-phûe-sién; sip-sién.
rinse, tñg. the mouth, tñg-tshùi.
riot, tshàu-nãuⁿ; lũan-nãuⁿ. stir up, kek-lũan.
rip, up, le̍h; le̍h-khui; le̍h-phùa.
ripe, se̍k; kàu-tsúi.
ripple, tsúi-hûn; tsúi-mīn niàuⁿ-niàuⁿ.
rise, khí; tsáu-khí. up, khí-sin; tsáu-khí; khiã--khí-lâi. in price, kè chiãm-chiãm-kûiⁿ. in rank, kau-seng; seng-khueh. the rise (origin), kṳn-iû; ngûan-iû; ngûan-thâu; ngûan-in. and fall, heng-sue; heng-sẽng sue-mûiⁿ. of sun, ji̍t-thâu tshut; ji̍t tshut; ji̍t chiẽⁿ. of moon, gue̍h chiẽⁿ; gue̍h phû; gue̍h seng. of tide, lâu-tsúi tōa; tsúi tĩⁿ; lâu tĩⁿ.
risk, mãuⁿ-hiám; hiám--tang khiã. one's life, piàⁿ-miāⁿ; piàⁿ-sèⁿ-miāⁿ; pheng-miāⁿ; pheng-sèⁿ-miāⁿ; mãuⁿ-miāⁿ; mãuⁿ-sí; tì-miāⁿ.
rite, lói; lói-siàu; lói-ngî; lói-bûn. Book of Rites, lí-kì.
rivalry, sie-tàu; cheⁿ-iâⁿ; cheⁿ-sèng.
rive, phùa; phùa-khui; phùa-pôiⁿ; phùa-li̍h.
river, hô; khoi; kang. one, che̍k-tiâu-hô.
rivet, hôu-khî-tah; teng-búe phah-pêⁿ.
rivulet, khoi-kiáⁿ; sié-khoi; suaⁿ-kheⁿ.
road, lōu; lōu-thâu. high-, kuaⁿ-lōu; tōa-lōu. -side, lōu-kîⁿ. on the, tõ-lōu--chiēⁿ.
roar, háu; kiè-tōa-siaⁿ. as waves, hái-éng ho-ho-háu. as lion, sai háu.
roast, to, pek. meat, sie-ne̍k; pek-gû-ne̍k. to parch, as coffee beans, tshá.
rob, phah-kiap; chhiéⁿ-pak; khiâng-chhiéⁿ. robbers, tsha̍t; tsha̍t-bé.
robe, tōa-phâu; tn̂g-phâu; phâu-kùa; máng-phâu (of mandarin, embroidered with dragons); lói-ho̍k; lí-ho̍k. royal, chhiâu-ho̍k; uâng-ho̍k.
robust, tsàng; tsàng-kiẽn; kiẽn-tsàng; khin-kiāⁿ; khang-kiẽn; khiâng-tsâng.
rock, chie̍h; chie̍h-pûaⁿ; tōa-chie̍h. strike on a rock,
