bead, tsu. one bead, che̍k-lia̍p-tsu. a string, che̍k-kiû (in a mass); che̍k-kũaⁿ (large string); che̍k-tshùan; che̍k-pa̍k. a string of beads as the mandarins wear them, sù-tsu; chhiàu-tsu. rosary, liãm-tsu.
beak, chiáu-tshùi.
beam, of light, kuang-siā; iàng-siā; siā-chiè; ji̍t-tsam.
beam, building, êⁿ; tàng-êⁿ. the main beam, tōa-tàng-êⁿ; tong-êⁿ.
bean, tāu; tshài-tāu. curd, tāu-kuaⁿ. cake, khou; tāu-khou.
bear, hîm. bear’s gall, hîm-táⁿ. bear’s paw, hîm-chiéⁿ.
bear, carry, taⁿ. endure, jím-nãiⁿ; khat-nãiⁿ; lún. cannot, nãiⁿ-m̄-khṳ̀. with people, iông--nâng; khuan-iông; ũ-tōu-liãng. hunger, nãiⁿ-gō. cold, nãiⁿ-chhìn. heat, nãiⁿ-pha̍k. hard to, lân-nãiⁿ. children, seⁿ-kiáⁿ; kàng; kiau. in the womb, huâi-tho. fruit, seⁿ-kúeⁿ-chí; kat-kúeⁿ; kit-chí; kat-si̍t; kit-si̍t.
beard, chhiu. beard silvery white, chhiu soh-soh-pe̍h.
bearer, taⁿ-tàⁿ-nâng; kieh-hu; thiau-hu; koiⁿ-thiau. chair, kiē-pou; kiē-ẽ; kng-kiē; kiē-hu; thâi-kiē; kong-siā (in addressing them). three bearers, saⁿ-miâⁿ.
beast, khîm-siù; iá-siù. domestic, seⁿ-kháu; cheng-seⁿ.
beastly, khîm-siù-khúan; tṳ-iêⁿ-káu-sièⁿ; zû-tṳ-káu.
beat, phah. one another, sie-phah. with bad language, sie-mēⁿ sie-phah. beat the watch, khà-khok sûn-keⁿ. the time, khà-pán; khà-chiauh. a drum, phah-kóu. to beat the bamboo in fishing, khà-kou. one's own head, phah-thâu phah-hia̍h. the breast, phah-sim-kuaⁿ; tûi-heng. clothes, in washing, tûi-saⁿ-khòu. rice, phah-tiũ. beat out fire, phah-húe; kiù-húe. beat one with the hand in the face, piang (a slap); òng (a blow). beat against the wind, khau-huang. excel, iâⁿ; iâⁿ-kùe. to be beaten, su.
beau, hàuⁿ-phâi-chhiâng; hàuⁿ-ngiá; hàuⁿ-hue-liú; hàuⁿ-he̍hⁿ.
beautiful, ngiá; hó-thóiⁿ; múiⁿ; muíⁿ-mãuⁿ; chhiàu-kè; sún-tsái; seⁿ-phâi-chhiâng; piáu-chì.
beautify, hún-sek; tá-pàn; siu-tsuang tá-pàn.
beauty, see beautiful, a beauty, múiⁿ-jîn; thí-thài hó.
beaver, hái-lô (?). skin, hái-lô-phûe.
becalm, bô-huang; huang tiām; bô-huang bô-sie̍h.
because, in-ũi; uân-in; in-tuan; in-iû; uân-khî.
beckon, ia̍h-chhiú; chie-chhiú. to come, ia̍h-lâi. to go, ia̍h-khṳ̀.
