row, to make a, kî-kâ bó-jiáng; tshàu-nãuⁿ.
row, to, kò-tsûn; kò-chiéⁿ.
rub, bûa; chhiù; chhit; zûe; buah; kueh. ink, bûa-ba̍k. with salt, lõu-iâm; sa-iâm; na̍k-iâm. the hands, zûe-chhiú. clean, chhit-chheng-khih (with dry cloth); zṳ̂ (with damp cloth); bûa-kng; chhiù-kng.
rubbish, nah-sap; bô-ēng-mu̍eh.
ruby, âng-pó-chie̍h.
rudder, tõa; tsûn-tõa. see HELM.
rude, tshou-nâng; bô-lói; bô-kui-kṳ́; m̄-hiáu chhêng-lí. behave rudely to one, tshong-tsuãng.
rue, to, siẽⁿ-tie̍h huân-ló; siẽⁿ-hùe; huân-ló; siẽⁿ-siú-hùe. rueful countenance, mīn tshôu-tshôu; mīn-sek huân-ló; niàuⁿ-bâi.
ruffian, khiâng-thû; húiⁿ-lūi; húiⁿ-thû.
ruffled, water, tsúi-mīn jiâu-jiâu; tsúi-mīn niàuⁿ-niàuⁿ. mind, sim iâu-tõng.
rug, hearth, húe-lôu-chiⁿ.
rugged, tshou-siap; khi-khu.
ruin, pāi; pāi-hāi; pāi-hũai; hùi; hùi-hāi; hùi-hũai; phùa-hāi; húiⁿ; húiⁿ-hāi. to cause, tì-kàu-hāi. of house, phùa-tshù; phùa-tshù-táu; tó-tshù. ruinous, hāi-sṳ̄. ruined, of a person, phùa-ke.
rule, to, kuán; kuán-lí; tsú-kuán; tsú-tī; kuán-hat. a ruler, tsú; tsú-tsái; kuaⁿ-hú.
rule, a, huap; kui; huap-tōu; kui-tiâu; huap-tsat; kui-kṳ́; tsún-sîn; chiang-thiâⁿ (programme); chiang-thêng (id.). for measuring, chhieh.
rule, to, or draw lines on, paper, phah-keh; phah-tsūe; ūe-hûn; ūe-keh. a ruler for paper, kài-chhieh.
ruminate, as cow, huan-tsháu. mentally, sṳ-siẽⁿ; huán-ho̍k sṳ-siẽⁿ.
rumour, hong-siaⁿ; hong-bũn; iâu-ngân; hong-iâu; iâu-thûan; koi-chhĩ-ūe.
rumpled, jiâu; jiâu-jiâu; niàuⁿ-niàuⁿ; póu-póu; seⁿ-hûn; chhi̍p kàu-póu-póu. don't rumple it, màiⁿ-chhi̍p-jiâu.
run, tsáu; pháu-tsáu; phun-tsáu; liãu-tsáu; tsáu-méⁿ. away secretly, thua-tsáu. from danger, pī-tsáu; tô-tsáu. round and round, khuan-tsáu; hui-tsáu. over, as liquid, lâu--tshut; iah-tshut; múaⁿ--tshut; kài--tshut. out, as liquid, lāu; lāu-tiāu. after, jiāu; tui-jiāu; kúaⁿ-jiāu. into harbour, sái-tsûn ji̍p-káng. run
