axle, hûeⁿ-taⁿ.
azure, tshang; chheⁿ; tshùi-lâm. the azure heaven, tshang-thiⁿ; chheⁿ-thiⁿ.
babble, thèng-tàⁿ.
babe, nôuⁿ-kiáⁿ; sòi-kiáⁿ; eng-jî; eng-hâi; hâi-jî. babyish, a-nôuⁿ-kiáⁿ tsò-sṳ̄; a-nôuⁿ-kiáⁿ-khúan; nôuⁿ-kiáⁿ-tsōng.
bachelor, būe-tshūa-chhin; bô-bóu-ko.
back, ãu; pùe-ãu; ãu-mīn. turn back, hûe-tńg. come back, hûe--lâi; tńg--lâi. the back, ka-chiah. behind one’s back, ka-chiah-ãu. drum on the back, as barber, tûi-ie; phah-pho̍k. pinch the back for rheumatism, lia̍h-pùe-kṳn. backdoor, aũ-mn̂g. backroom, ãu-pâng. backside, ãu-pôiⁿ. of cloth, pòu-phak. of paper, tsúa-phak; tsúa-pùe. of a hill, suaⁿ-pùe; suaⁿ-ãu.
backbite, húiⁿ-pãng; pùe-ãu mēⁿ-nâng; pùe-ãu ngí-lũn.
backbone, ie-kut; ie-lêng-kut; ie-chiah-kut. lower part of, búe-lûn-kut. hunch-backed, ku-ie; ie hâu-hâu (more slight); ie hau-hau; hau-ie.
backslide, pũe-kà; pũe-sìn; tò-thò.
backward, tùi-ãu; hiàⁿ-ãu. walk, tò-kiâⁿ. slow, mān; chhi-ko (dull and stupid). shy, m̄-káⁿ kìⁿ-nâng; ùi-nâng.
bacon, húe-ne̍k; chit-ne̍k.
bad, ak; pháiⁿ; m̄-hó. bad man, àu-nâng. good and bad, hó-khiap; hó-tái; siẽn-ak.
badge, hō; jī-hō. secret, àm-hō.
baffle, phùa-kòi.
bag, tō; láng; pòu-tō.
baggage, hêng-lí; hêng-tsuang; pau-ho̍k; pau-kó.
bail, tam-sêng; tam-pó; pó-niáⁿ.
bait, jī; hṳ̂-jī; hiang-jī; tièⁿ-jī. lay a bait, pàng-jī. take the bait, chia̍h-jī.
baize, red, âng-phek-ki. green, chheⁿ-phek-ki.
bake, pūe-piáⁿ; hang-piáⁿ. baking oven, piáⁿ-lôu; húe-lôu. baker, pūe-piáⁿ sai-pẽ; tsò-pau sai-pẽ.
balance, an account, chheng-siàu; tí-tṳ̂ chheng-tshó.
balances, thien-phêng.
bald, la̍h-chie̍h-thâu; thâu-khak kng-kng; thâu kng-nñg.
bale, of goods, khún; tōa-khún.
