che̍k-ē …… chiũ. as he grew up he gradually changed to evil, i khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ-tōa chiũ chiãm-chiãm pièn-ak.
ascend, chiẽⁿ; khí; teng; seng.
ascertain, chèng mêng-pe̍h; chhê-mêng; kháu-kiù mêng-pe̍h; chieh-mn̄g tiāⁿ-tie̍h; húang-mn̄g.
ashamed, siáu-lí; kièn-siàu; tshâm-khũi.
ashes, húe-hu.
ask, a question, mn̄g; chieh-mn̄g. for anything, khiû; khṳt; thó. leave of absence, as mandarin, kò-kè.
asleep, tõ-u̍t; tõ-gu̍t; gu̍t--khṳ̀-liáu.
aspect, hêng-iông; iông-mãuⁿ; mīn-sek; mīn-mãuⁿ.
asperity, kín-sèⁿ; tshou-siap; oh-thì-thâu; tò-thì.
asperse, húiⁿ-pãng; pãng-húiⁿ; tsham-húiⁿ iâu-pãng; pãng nâng-miâⁿ-sek.
ass, lṳ̂.
assail, kong; kong-khek; kong-phah.
assassin, àm-chẽⁿ thâi-nâng; kiâⁿ-tshǹg; àm-hāi.
assault, khek-phah; kong-khek. a city, phah-siâⁿ.
assay, chhì-thóiⁿ; chhì-tsò; thèng-tsãu-hùe. metal, chhì-kim.
assemble, chi̍p-hũe; tsũ-chi̍p; hũe-chi̍p; tsũ-hũe; chi̍p-bûa.
assent, tsún; zún-na̍p; khéng; hàuⁿ; na̍p-ì.
assert, tàⁿ-sĩ; chèng-ngẽ; ngẽ-chèng.
assess, tiāⁿ-hiàng; tiāⁿ-niêⁿ; khue-phài.
asseverate, on oath, chiù-tsūa; kiè thiⁿ-tī tsò-chèng; tng-thiⁿ mêng-sī.
assiduity, tsuan-sim; khṳ̂n; khṳ̂n-kang; ēng-kang; siêⁿ-sim.
assign, tiāⁿ; li̍p; phài; kau-thoh; hù-thoh.
assimilate, sái--i pêⁿ-iēⁿ.
assist, pang-tsõ; siang-pang; sie-hũ; hũ-tsõ; pang-chhiú; pang-la̍t. with a gift, pang-tsān.
associate, ṳ́-nâng uáng-lâi; kāng-nâng lâi-uáng; kau-tshap; kau-chiap. as partner, tsò-húe-kì.
assort, thia̍p-kui-lūi; siu-kui kak-lūi.
assuage, grief, kói-iu. thirst, chí-âu; kói-khuah.
assuredly, tiāⁿ-tie̍h; mién-gî.
asthma, he-ku-thiu; he-tshúan; he-khì.
aster (China), kek-hue.
astonish, khṳt--nâng hãi-ĩ; sái-nâng khî-ĩ; hãi-ĩ nâng kâi zṳ́-ma̍k.