stump, tshâ-thâu; chhiū-thâu. of limb, chhiú-thñg; kha-thñg.
stun, as noise, tsak-kàu hĩⁿ-khang ōng-ōng-kiè. as a blow, phah-kàu nâng kông-kông.
stunted, trees, khut-thâu-chhiū; ói-chhiū.
stupid, ngà; ngô-ngà; ngô-tshún; ngô-phak; ngô-lú; lú-tũn; ngûi-phûe; m̄-hiáu; móng-tóng; chhi-ko; chhi-ngâi; chhi-ngà; chhi-tsuat; ngōng-ngōng; khòng-ngōng.
stupefied, kông; kông-kông.
sturgeon, kim-lêng-hṳ̂.
stutter, tōa-chi̍h; thi̍h-thi̍h-kiè; tàⁿ-ūe íⁿ-áu.
sty, for pigs, tṳ-lô; tṳ-nûaⁿ; tṳ-liâu; tṳ-khou.
style, literary, bûn-huap; bûn-lí; pit-ba̍k. easy flowing, bûn-lí sũn-se̍k; bûn-lí thong-sũn. styles of writing the character, la̍k-tsṳ. style (name), hãu; zṳ̃. to, chheng-u.
suave, un-hûa. temper, sèⁿ-chhêng hûa-phêng.
subdue, sái-nâng hâng-ho̍k; sái-nâng kui-sũn; iap-ho̍k. rebels, phêng-lũan; phêng-húan.
subject, of ruler, peh-sèⁿ; sù-mîn; chhiú-ẽ; kúan-ẽ; hat-ẽ; so̍k-ẽ. to be, sũn-ho̍k; zua̍t-ho̍k.
subject, of discourse or essay, só-lũn; chieⁿ-chí; tôi; tôi-ma̍k. give out, for an essay, tshut-tôi. raise, for discussion, thî-phû; thî-khí.
sublime, kau-tãi.
submerge, tîm-tsúi.
submit, ho̍k; hâng; hâng-ho̍k; kui-sũn; kui-ho̍k; kui-hâng. cheerfully submissive, kam-sim; kam-sim chhêng-ngũan; sim kam, ì ngũan.
subordinate, chhiú-ẽ; so̍k-ẽ; hâng-ẽ; kúan-ẽ.
suborn, bói-tsok.
subscribe, chhiam-miâⁿ; tsham-miâⁿ; lo̍h-miâⁿ; tôi-miâⁿ. money, tôi-chîⁿ; kien-chîⁿ; kien-tôi; chiam-tôi. subscription list, âng-tsúa-chhiam; kien-phõu; uân-phõu.
subsequent, ãu; ãu-lâi.
subside, thò; siau. as water, khó.
subsistence, chia̍h-ēng; ji̍t-ēng; hùi-ēng; bí-niêⁿ.
substance, thói; hêng-thói; si̍t-thói. shadow and, hṳ-si̍t. of, tãi-lia̍k; tãi-khài; tãi-ì; tãi-iàu; tãi-tsut; kang-niáⁿ. substantial, kien-tōiⁿ.
substitute, thòi; siang-thòi; phõ-kò (plaintiff).
subterraneous, thôu-tói; tī-tói. passage, tī-ẽ àm-lōu.