aristocracy, kong-kheng tãi-hu.
arithmetic, sǹg-huap; kui-tṳ̂ sêng-pun.
arm, chhiú. clasp in the arms, lám; phõ. cross the arms, tsha-chhiú.
arms, weapons, kun-khì; piaⁿ-khì; kan-kho; piaⁿ-kah; ke-húe.
armour, chièn-phâu; chièn-kah; thâu-khue chièn-kah; thih-kah. armoury, piaⁿ-khòu; bú-khòu; kun-tsuang-ke̍k.
armistice, sek-chièn; sek-chièn-pài.
army, tãi-kun; kun-sṳ̃; tãi-piaⁿ; piaⁿ-tsut; iâⁿ-ngóu. to lead an, tòa-piaⁿ.
aromatic, phang; bī-sòu phang. spices, hieⁿ-liāu.
around, chiu-ûi; chiu-ûi sì-phìⁿ; sì-ûi; che̍k-ûi; tsôiⁿ-ãu.
arouse, from sleep, kiè-chhéⁿ; hàm-chhéⁿ. the mind, kak-ngõ; chhéⁿ-ngõ; that-chhéⁿ.
arraign, tòa-sím mn̄g-keng; tiàu-sím.
arrange, an-pâi; uaⁿ-pâi; pâi-pí; sṳ̃-lí; liāu-lí; chiáⁿ-tũn. well arranged, chiám-tso̍ih; tsôi-chiáⁿ.
arrest, lia̍h; siu-kam; khu-ah; ah-kuán.
arrive, kàu; lâi-kàu; kiâⁿ-kàu.
arrogant, kiau-ngãu; tsṳ̃-tōa; tsṳ̃-sĩ; tsṳ̃-tsun.
arrogate, tsṳ̃-tsuaⁿ tsṳ̃-múaⁿ; chhiàm-hūn; m̄-tsṳ̃-liãng.
arrow, chìⁿ. to shoot, siā-chìⁿ. head, chìⁿ-ne̍k.
arsenal, piaⁿ-khòu; bú-khòu; kun-khòu; kun-tsuang-ke̍k.
arsenic, sìn-chie̍h.
arts, chhiú-gōi; peh-gōi; tshâi-gōi; kĩ-gōi; kang-gōi. military, bú-gōi. literary, bûn-gōi.
artery, kṳn-me̍hⁿ; hueh-me̍hⁿ.
artful, káu-kuài; hue-niau pe̍h-chi̍h; kan-tsà; kan-káu; tsōi-sim-sṳ̄.
articles, mue̍h-kiãⁿ. three, saⁿ-kiãⁿ. of commerce, hùe-mue̍h.
articulate, well, tàⁿ-ūe liáu-liãng; tàⁿ-ūe hiáng-liãng; jī-ngán chheng-tshó; tàⁿ-ūe hīn-hīn. badly, tàⁿ-ūe hâm-hû; jī-ngán kâm-kôu.
artificial, m̄-sĩ seⁿ-jiên; seⁿ-tsõ; tsãu-tsak; nâng-chhiú só-tsõ.
artillery, tōa-phàu.
artist, ūe-ūe sin-seⁿ.
artlessly, tong-ti̍t; bô-nõⁿ-sim; bô-ngũi; láu-si̍t.
as, zû; chin-chhiẽⁿ; àn; chiè. as to, lũn-ki̍p; lũn-kàu; tàⁿ-kàu; chì-kàu. as before, jiông-kū; jêng-kū; i-kū; i-ngûan; chiè-kū; zû-kū. as you say, chiè-lṳ́-tàⁿ. as soon as ……,