wrinkled, jiâu. face, mīn-phûe kâu-jiâu; mīn jiâu-jiâu. wrinkles, niàuⁿ-hûn; chhi̍p-niàuⁿ; chhi̍p-jiâu.
wrist, the, chhiú-uán. bones of, chhiú-ma̍k.
write, to, siá; siá-jī. in a book, siá; kì. an essay, tsò-bûn; tsò-bûn-chieⁿ. a book, tù-tsṳ. to write out from a copy, tshau; piâⁿ. writing materials, bûn-pâng sì-pó; pit-ba̍k tsúa-īⁿ.
writhe, to, kũan-a-kũan; tsũn-a-tsũn; thâu-hìⁿ búe-hìⁿ.
wrong, m̄-tie̍h; m̄-sĩ; put-sĩ; m̄-tùi; tshò; tāⁿ; tsha-tshò; tsáu-tsua̍h. to wrong one, hāi; uan-khut; uan-uáng; uáng-khut; khui. to receive, siũ-khui; chia̍h-khui; siũ-uan-khut. to redress a wrong for any one, kāng--nâng sin-uan; thòi--nâng sin-uan.
wrought, iron, se̍k-thih.
wry, tshúa; m̄-chiàⁿ. yam, tōa-tsṳ̂.
yard, of a ship, tsûn-ûi-kǹg. yard (measure), che̍k-bé.
yarn, se; mîⁿ-se.
yawn, to, huah-hì. and stretch, tshun-lûn.
year, a, che̍k-nîⁿ; chiu-nîⁿ. all the year, thàng-nîⁿ; tsong-nîⁿ. end of the, nîⁿ-búe; nîⁿ-piⁿ; nîⁿ-kha; nîⁿ-tói; nîⁿ-lãi. new, sin-nîⁿ. to keep the new year, kùe-nîⁿ; tsò-sin-nîⁿ. this, kin-nîⁿ; hīn-nîⁿ; pńg-nîⁿ. last, kū-nîⁿ; khṳ̀-nîⁿ. year before last, tsôiⁿ--nîⁿ. next, mêⁿ-nîⁿ; lâi-nîⁿ. six years old, la̍k-hùe. a year or half a year, che̍k-nîⁿ pùaⁿ-tsái.
yeast, kàⁿ; kàⁿ-bó; chiú-piáⁿ.
yell, tōa-siaⁿ kiè.
yellow, n̂g; n̂g-sek; chhiah. yellowish, chhién-n̂g.
yes, sĩ; ũ; tie̍h. is he in? ũ-tõ a-bô? yes, tõ--kò.
yesterday, tsa-ji̍t. yesterday night, tsa-mêⁿ.
yet, tàu-tí; siãng-chhiáⁿ; huân-liáu; huân-iáu. and yet (of an unlikely circumstance), kèng-jiên. not yet, būe; huân-būe; iáu-būe; būe-chêng.
yield, tâu-hâng; hâng-ho̍k; kui-hâng. the way, jiãng-lōu; sie-tho-kùe. place, jiãng-ūi; sie-tho-tsõ. yielding, khiam-jiãng; tho-jiãng. to one, jiãng--khṳt-i.
yoke, a, gû-taⁿ; gû-taⁿ-uaⁿ.