beside, tsò-pû. on one side, tõ-phâng-piⁿ; tõ-che̍k-pôiⁿ; kṳ̃n.
besides, lêng-gūa; têng-ūaⁿ; tṳ̂-tshṳ́; hûan-liáu; siãng-chhiáⁿ; khùang-chhiáⁿ.
besiege, ûi-siâⁿ; ûi-khùn; khùn-siâⁿ.
besmear, kôu; buah; tôu; hú; zṳ́; phia̍k; hún; kài.
besom, sàu; sàu-siú; sàu-chiú; sàu-soi. soft one, mâng-hue-sàu; nn̍g-sàu-siú.
bespeak, tsham-siàng; tàⁿ-tiāⁿ-tie̍h; soiⁿ-tàⁿ.
best, siãng-hó; chì-hó; siãng-téng-hó; it-hó; ke̍k-hó. it would be best, put-zû …… kèng-hó; put-zû.
bestir, oneself, khat-khóu; tshut-la̍t; lâu-sim; khṳ̂n-la̍t; mién-la̍t.
bestow, sṳ̀; si; siéⁿ; sàng; pun; khṳt; ṳ́.
bestride, khiâ. a horse, khiâ-bé.
bet, sie-su; sie-tóu. fond of betting, hàuⁿ-sie-su. to make a, lo̍h-tóu.
betel, leaf, láu-hie̍h. nut, pin-nôⁿ.
betimes, tsá.
betray, a prince, khi-kun bōi-kok. one's country, hièn-kok bōi-siâⁿ. one's village, thàu-tsúi ji̍p-tsûn. a trust, sit-sìn. a secret, sia̍p-lāu; phùa-tiãⁿ.
betroth, hṳ́-chhin; kat-hun; kit-hun; tiāⁿ-hun; sàng-phiàⁿ; phiàⁿ-tiāⁿ; tsò-chhin-chiâⁿ. betroth a girl to any one, tsò--pun-nâng; phiàⁿ--pun--nâng. betrothal presents, phiàⁿ-lói.
better, kèng-hó; zú-kèng-hó; hó--kùe; iâⁿ--kùe; kiêⁿ--kùe; sèng--kùe. he is better today, kim-ji̍t iáu-hó; iáu-tsua̍h. you had better, put-zû; m̄-pí; m̄-chhin-chhiẽⁿ.
between, tang; tìn-tang; tong-iang; tong-sim; tong-kan; lãi.
bewail, ai-khàu; thòng-khok; thiàⁿ-khàu.
beware, kṳ́n-sín; thî-huâng; kṳ́n-kù; kṳ́n-huâng.
bewidered, hũn-sim; kông-kông.
bewitch, iau-su̍t mîⁿ-nâng. bewitched, pĩ iau-su̍t só-mîⁿ; bua̍h--tie̍h; chhek--tie̍h.
beyond, tõ-gūa; gūa-pôiⁿ. the time, kùe-hãn; kùe-khî.
bezoar, gû-n̂g.
bias, phien-sim; sim-kuaⁿ phõ-che̍k-pôiⁿ; tōa-sòi-sim.
bib, a, ãm-ûi.
Bible, Siàⁿ-kiaⁿ; Siàⁿ-tsṳ.
biche-de-mer, hái-siam.
bicker, kháu-kak; kak-kháu; ũ-ūe; sie-à; khau-peh.