lâ-giâ. web, ti-tu-si; ti-tu-mãng.
spill, e̍k--tshut-lâi; e̍k--tie̍h; phah-tó; kài-tiāu; múaⁿ--tshut-lâi; iah--tshut-lâi.
spin, pháng-se; cheh-tsòi. spindle, se-tsam. spinning-wheel, pháng-chhia.
spin, to cause to, soh-hui (with the fingers); phah-hui (with string or whip). a top, phah hâm-lâm-su̍t.
spinach, pue-lêng-tshài.
spine, ie-lêng-kut; ie-chiah-kut. end of, búe-lêng-kut.
spines, of porcupine, hô-tṳ-chhì.
spirit, sîn; sîn-lêng; sîn-hûn. evil spirits, siâ-sîn; siâ-môⁿ; môⁿ-kúi. to have no spirit, feel dull, bô-cheng-sîn. to get into the spirit of a thing, huat-hèng; hèng-hèng; hèng-ì. spiritual, lêng.
spit, to, phùi; phùi-nũaⁿ. blood, phùi-hueh; phùi-âng. phlegm, phùi-thâm. spittle, nũaⁿ; tshùi-nũaⁿ. spittoon, thâm-a̍p; thâm-tãng; thâm-kùan.
spit, a, húe-chhe; thih-chhe.
spite, uàn-hṳ̃n.
splash, water, phùn-tsúi.
spleen, the, pî. enlarged, pî tōa.
splendour, iông-hûa. splendid, kuang-mêng; phâi-chhiâng.
splice, sie-tàu; tàu-chiap; chiap.
splinter, tshâ-liàm; tshâ-phièn; tshuaⁿ. to get a splinter into one's foot, kha chhiah--tie̍h tshuaⁿ.
splints, to put on, ēng po̍h-sam lâi-kah; ēng-sam-phûe lâi-ah.
split, phùa; phùa-khui; lòi; lòi-phùa. to split the difference, tùi-á; tùi-pùaⁿ-á; jī-ke tshuang-tsua̍k.
spoil, tak-nn̄g; mu̍eh-tiāu. children, ne̍k-ài; seng-kong; iang-o. spoiled, as things, bô-ēng; hāi--khṳ̀; khie̍h-tiāu. as eatables, huán-bī.
spokes, of wheel, chhia-lûn-tsam; chhia-lûn-thek.
sponge, hái-zông.
spontaneous, tsṳ̃-seⁿ; pe̍h-huat. confession, tsṳ̃-jīn-tshò.
spool, thĩ-khak; hẽ-thĩ.
spoon, sî; thng-sî; thiâu-keⁿ. lift with a, ié.
sport, sńg; sie-sńg; thit-thô; sie-pa-lói.
spot, tiám. indelible, on the body, ou-kì. spotless, bô-tiám; bô-hiâ. spotted, poiⁿ-tiám; hue-tiám; seⁿ-tiám; hue-long; ũ-ìn-chiah.
