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YOLK
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ZOOLOGY

yolk, of egg, nñg-jîn.

yonder, hièⁿ-thâu; hṳ́-kò.

you, lṳ́ (sing.); nín (pl.). you, Sir, tsun-kè. you, Sirs, tsu-ūi. what is your surname? kùi-sèⁿ.

young, hãu-seⁿ; siàu-nîⁿ; chíⁿ; iùⁿ; sòi. I am a year younger than he, uá sòi--i che̍k-hùe. younger brother, a-tĩ. a young man, hãu-seⁿ-kiáⁿ; siàu-nîⁿ-nâng. a young cow, gû-kiáⁿ.


Z.

zealous, jie̍t-sim; pek-chhiet; huat-hún; tshut-la̍t.

zenith, thiⁿ-téng.

zephyr, huang-kiáⁿ; khin-huang; huang-kiáⁿ li-li.

zigzag, tshũaⁿ-kùe-lâi tshũaⁿ-kùe-khṳ̀; in-uan khit-khek. to walk, tshũaⁿ-kiâⁿ.

zinc, pe̍h-în.

zodiac, n̂g-tãu.

zone, tòa-tãu; sùaⁿ-lōu. temperate, un-tãu. frigid, hân-tãu.

zoology, seⁿ-mue̍h tsóng-lũn.