survey, land, chiãng-tī; chiãng-tshân; niêⁿ-tshân. a coast, thàm-sua-tsúi. troops, thóiⁿ-tshau.
suspect, gî; tshai-gî; gî-tshai; kiaⁿ-ùi; khióng-phàⁿ.
suspend, to, tiàu; hûiⁿ; kùa.
suspense, khùa-sim; khùa-lṳ̃; khùa-liãm; khùa-mōⁿ; hûiⁿ-mōⁿ; hûiⁿ-hûiⁿ tõ-mōⁿ.
suspicious, khó-gî; hó-gî; móng-móng. person, to-gî.
sustain, hû-khí; hû-tsõ; tsài. can, káⁿ-tng. I cannot sustain it, uá m̄-káⁿ-tng; sêng-tsài m̄-khí.
suture, thīⁿ-tsūe; tsam-tsūe; to-hûn; sùaⁿ-tsūe.
swagger, iâu-iâu pái-pái.
swallow, ìⁿ; ìⁿ-chiáu. nest of, ìⁿ-siū; ìⁿ-tàu. edible nests, ièn-o.
swallow, to, thun; thun--lo̍h-khṳ̀. with effort, kṳ̃--lo̍h-khṳ̀.
swan, khok; thien-gô.
swarm, che̍k-khûn. swarming with fish, hṳ̂ kãu-tsãi.
swathe, tîⁿ; tsat; pau.
sway, to, in the wind, iâu-lâi iâu-khṳ̀.
swear, huat-sī; mêng-sī. before heaven, tng-thiⁿ mêng-sī.
sweat, kūaⁿ. to, lâu-kūaⁿ. see PERSPIRE.
sweep, sàu; sueh; tshóiⁿ; pũaⁿ. together, with fingers, sa-bûa.
sweet, tiâm; kam; kam-tiâm. -meats, tiâm-liāu; thn̂g-liāu; mu̍eh-chia̍h. words, ki-tshùi chhî-chhî-tiâm. sweeten, suah-thn̂g; lo̍h-thn̂g; chhiau-thn̂g. smell, phang. sweet-bread, or pancreas, of pig, tṳ-chhieh.
swell, to, chéng; chéng--khí-lâi; chéng-hap; hap; chéng-tǹg. slightly, as from insect bites, phûe hàng-hàng.
swift, méⁿ; khùe; sok.
swim, siû; siû-tsúi; phû-tsúi (to float).
swindle, kuang-phièn; kuang-lau; lau-phièn-nâng. swindler, láu-kiáⁿ.
swing, a, chheng-chhiu; chhien-chhiu. to, phah chheng-chhiu; sõ-lâi sõ-khṳ̀.
swine, tṳ. to keep, chhī-tṳ.
swoon, m̄-tsai-nâng; sit-sîn; hun-kông; hun-mîⁿ.
sword, to; kiàm. exercise, bú-to mõng-kiàm. to draw, po̍ih-to. to sheath, to ji̍p-to-khak.
sycee, uâng-pó; khiàu-thâu-si; khò-si.
sycophant, tsù-kiong; pui-thiám; thiám-mĩⁿ.