behind, ãu; ãu-mīn; ãu-pôiⁿ. one's back, pùe-ãu; ka-chiah-ãu.
behold, thóiⁿ.
belch, phah-oh; khì nge̍k; khou-oh (hiccup).
beldame, thóiⁿ-siàⁿ-phûa.
belfry, cheng-lâu; cheng-thah.
believe, sìn; siang-sìn; sìn-ho̍k; bô-gî. trust, sìn-kõu.
bell, cheng. small, leng. strike, khà-cheng. tongue of bell, cheng-thûi. ring, iê-leng; iẽ-leng. belles lettres, bûn-chieⁿ.
bellow, gû kiè.
bellows, lôu-kūiⁿ. to work, khan-lôu; khan-lôu-kūiⁿ.
belly, tóu; tõu. full, tóu pá. ache, tóu thiàⁿ.
belong, so̍k. belongs to you, sĩ lṳ́-kâi. he belongs to Swatou, i sĩ Sùaⁿ-thâu-nâng. this affair does not belong to me, chí-kiàⁿ-sṳ̄ ṳ́-uá bô-kan; kāng-uá bô-kan-sia̍p.
beloved, tit-nâng-sieh; tshūa-nâng-sieh.
below, tõ-ẽ; tõ-tói; ẽ-mīn. on the ground, tõ-thôu-ẽ. below the ground, tõ-thôu-tói. below the sky, thiⁿ-ẽ (the world). below others, tõ-nâng-ẽ.
belt, tòa.
bemoan, thiàⁿ--tie̍h; khàu; thiàⁿ-khàu.
bench, íⁿ-tiâu; tn̂g-íⁿ. magistrate's, kong-ùaⁿ; ùaⁿ-tshn̂g.
bend, uan; uan-khek. the back, phak-ku; phak-ie. the body forward, thâu-khek phak-kẽ. the head backwards and look up, tièⁿ-khí-thâu; thâu-khak tièⁿ taⁿ-taⁿ; thâu tièⁿ-ngiáng; ngiáng-mīn. the arms behind the back, póiⁿ-káu-chhiú. a branch, tau--lo̍h-lâi; peⁿ--lo̍h-lâi.
beneath, ẽ; tõ-ẽ; ẽ-tói; ẽ-pôiⁿ; ẽ-mīn.
benediction, tsok-hok kâi-ūe.
benefactor, ṳn-jîn; ṳu-tsú.
beneficial, ũ-iah; ũ-lĩ-iah; ũ-kong-hāu.
benefit, to, sái ũ-iah; si-ṳn; lĩ; lĩ-iah.
benevolence, jìn-ài; jîn-tek; ṳn-hũi; jîn-tshṳ̂; jîn-ṳn; ṳn-chhêng. to shew, kiâⁿ-tek; si-hũi; si-ṳn.
benignity, tshṳ̂-ài; jîn-tshṳ̂; un-hûa.
bent, the body, sin phak-ku; ie tàm-ku. anything, khiau-hie̍h; uan-khek; khiau-khek.
benumbed, with cold, kûaⁿ kàu sin ngẽ. fingers, chhiú ngẽ.
bequeat, zũi-lo̍h; thûan-lo̍h.
beseech, khṳ́n-khiû; koh-lô; khṳ́n-chhêng.
beset, ûi--tie̍h; ûi-tsũ; ûi-miⁿ; sì-mīn ûi-tsũ.
