authentic, chin; chin-si̍t; ũ-phêng-kṳ̃; ũ-khak-kṳ̃; si̍t-tsãi.
author, tù-tsṳ; tù-tsṳ li̍p-sueh.
authority, khûan; khûan-lêng; khûan-pèⁿ; khûan-sì; chèng-pèⁿ.
authorize, úi-khûan--pun-nâng; tsún; jîm.
autumn, chhiu; chhiu-thiⁿ.
auxiliaries, pang-piaⁿ. to engage, chhiáⁿ-huan-piaⁿ; chhiáⁿ-pang-piaⁿ; chieh-piaⁿ.
avail, oneself of opportunity, sêng-ki-hũe; sêng-piẽn.
avaricious, covetous, tham-sim; tham-chîⁿ; àiⁿ-chîⁿ; hàuⁿ-chîⁿ; tham-khok. niggardly, kien-liẽn; tham-liẽn; khek-po̍h; kien-siap; liẽn-siap.
avenge, pò-chhiû; pò-uan; sin-uan.
avenue, chhiū-im kâi-lōu; chhiū-nâⁿ-tói kâi-lōu.
average, thuaⁿ-pêⁿ; thua-tn̂g póu-tó.
averse, m̄-hàuⁿ; m̄-ha̍h-ì; tõaⁿ; m̄-ngũan; m̄-khéng.
avert, the face, ut-tńg-thâu; tńg-sin. calamity, pī-tsai; pī-hũa.
aviary, chhī-chiáu-koiⁿ; chhī-chiáu-pâng.
avoid, pī; tô-pī; mién; tsáu-khṳ̀-tiàm; kiâⁿ-khui; pī-bûa.
await, thãi; tán; thẽng-hāu; thẽng; hāu; hāu-thãi.
awake, chhéⁿ; gu̍t-chhéⁿ; chhéⁿ--khí-lâi. wide awake, lêng-cheng. awaken, hàm-chhéⁿ; kiè-chhéⁿ. the world, chhéⁿ-sì. awakening words, chhéⁿ-sì-gṳ́.
aware, thâu-soiⁿ-tsai; ṳ̃-pĩ; ṳ̃-tsai; soiⁿ-tsai ṳ̃-pĩ. before one is aware, put-kak.
away, lî-khui; lî-khṳ̀. gone, khṳ̀--liáu.
awe, ùi; ùi-kũ. dignity, ui-hong. awe-inspiring, ui-hong lím-lím; ui-hong hek-hek. awful, khó-ùi; khó-kèng-ùi; hó-kiaⁿ-ùi; tit-nâng-ùi; tshūa-nâng-ùi. put on an awe-inspiring appearance, tién-ui; théng-ui; chín-ui.
awhile, siap-sî; khùn-kiáⁿ.
awkward, tshou; tsuat; ngô-tsuat; lõu-tsuat; kông; m̄-hiáu lói-siàu; khong-khong-tiaⁿ; thèng-tshùang. with one’s limbs, kha-chhiú khie̍h bô-kò-khṳ̀.
awl, tsǹg-kiáⁿ; keng-tsǹg; tsam-tsǹg.
awn, chhek-mêⁿ.
awning, pòu-phâng; liâng-phâng; buan-thien-pòu; chia-ji̍t-pòu.
awry, tshúa; m̄-chiàⁿ; uai-tshúa; uai-siâ; khi-siâ.
axe, póu-thâu.
