symmetry, siang-phùe; siang-chhèng; kah-tit-kùe; siang-tùi.
sympathy, tâng-chhêng; tâng-sim; tâng-ì; tâng-iu tâng-la̍k; thói-thiap (kind consideration); thói-liãng (making allowance for another); thí-liãng (id.).
syphon, tsúi-thiu; khek-tsúi-tâng.
syringe, tsúi-kiuh; tsúi-thiu; tsú-chheng. to, chheng; thiu-sói.
syrup, thn̂g-tsúi.
tabernacle, pòu-phâng; tièⁿ-mõⁿ.
table, tshn̂g. one, che̍k-chiah-tshn̂g. long and high, kí-tshn̂g. to lay the, pái-tshn̂g. sit at, tsõ-sia̍h. to lay the table-cloth, tshṳ-tshn̂g-pòu. embroidered cloth hung in front of table, tshn̂g-kûn.
table, or index, ma̍k-lo̍k.
tablet, ancestral, sîn-tsú-pâi; ke-sîn; ba̍k-tsú; sîn-tsú. setting forth any one's merit, pín-hia̍h; pâi-pín.
tack, a, kia̍h-teng. to tack (sew), thīⁿ-tùe.
tack, to, as a ship, khau-huang; hùe-phâng.
tactics, piaⁿ-huap; chièn-huap.
tadpole, kap-kiú-kuai.
tael, one, of silver, che̍k-niéⁿ-ngṳ̂n.
tail, búe. peacock's tail feather, khóng-chhieh-lêng. the peacock spreads its tail, khóng-chhieh khui-phîn. to wear a peacock's tail feather, tài (or, tì) khóng-chhieh-lêng. see QUEUE.
tailor, tshâi-hông; thīⁿ-saⁿ sai-pẽ.
taint, tiam-u; jiám; jiám-u; ma̍k--tie̍h. tainted, as fish, ien; sie̍h-bī.
take, khie̍h; tshú; niⁿ; lah; put; tsang. your book, khie̍h lṳ́-pńg-chheh. a fort, phah-phùa phàu-thâi. a standard, chhiéⁿ-kî; to̍h-kî. away, khie̍h-khṳ̀; siu-khí; to̍h-tiāu. along with tea, &c, phùe-tê; phùe-tê-chia̍h. with one, thùa-khie̍h. the air, lā-liâng. an inventory, tiám-hùe-mue̍h; kiám-tiám. by lot, khiah-khau. care, tsṳ́-sòi; kṳ́n-sín; sié-sim; kṳ́n-sim; sòi-jī. care of, thóiⁿ-siú; chiàu-kù; liāu-lí. care of oneself, tsṳ̃-kí pó-tõng.
