of grapes, che̍k-tô. of plantains, che̍k-pà keng-chie (whole large bunch); che̍k-keng (id.); che̍k-siu (portion of large bunch).
bundle, pau; siáu-pau; pau-kó. of grass, che̍k-pé-tsháu. see fagot.
bung, tháng-that. hole, tháng-khang.
bungle, gōu; tshou-kang; thèng-tsò; chhìn-tshái-tsò. an affair, gōu-sṳ̄.
bunting, ú-pòu; ú-se. flags, kî. display of, kat-tshái.
buoyant, phû-tsúi; bõi-tîm. in health, khin-sang.
burden, che̍k-tàⁿ. carry a, taⁿ-tàⁿ; taⁿ-mue̍h.
burdensome, tãng; chhin-chhiẽⁿ taⁿ-tãng-tàⁿ; lân-tng; lân-nãiⁿ; kan-khóu; teh tõ-sim-lãi; tam tõ-sim-lãi.
bureau, toh-kūiⁿ; tshn̂g-kūiⁿ; siá-jī-tshn̂g.
burglar, tsha̍t; tshuan-chhiêⁿ liú-piah tsha̍t.
burial, kuaⁿ-ba̍k sàng-chiẽⁿ suaⁿ-thâu; tsǹg-kuaⁿ-tshâ; sàng-tsǹg.
burn, sie; húe sie. up, sie-tiāu. a, sie--tie̍h; húe thǹg--tie̍h; húe chhih--tie̍h.
burnish, bûa-kng; chhiù-kng.
burrow, liú-thôu-khang; ku̍t-thôu-khut; púe-khang; tshuan-khang; tshuan-hua̍t.
burst, phùa-khui; pit-khui; kek-phùa; piàⁿ-li̍h. burst out laughing, tōa-chhiè; ha-ha-chhiè; tshâu-tshàu-chhiè. bonds, tñg-soh.
bury, tsǹg; tsǹg-suaⁿ; mâiⁿ-tsǹg; tsǹg-mâiⁿ; kám-lo̍h-thôu; iám-thóu. burying place, phûn-suaⁿ. public, ngĩ-thóng-pou. see burial.
bush, che̍k-tsâng chhiū-kiáⁿ.
bushel, táu.
busy, ũ-sṳ̄; m̄-ôiⁿ. very, che̍k-sin chẽng-sĩ-sṳ̄; sṳ̄-bũ tsōi-tsãi. business, sṳ̄; sṳ̄-bũ; thâu-lōu; seng-lí (mercantile); kong-sṳ̄ (official).
busybody, hàuⁿ-seⁿ-sṳ̄.
bustle, lāu-jie̍t kip-pek.
but, tãn-sĩ; nâⁿ-sĩ; tsóng-sĩ; iā-sĩ.
butcher, thâi-tṳ sai-pẽ; thâi-gû sai-pẽ.
butler, sĩ-tsái.
butt, sie-tak.
butter, gû-nĩⁿ-iû; gû-nĩⁿ-lâ.
butterfly, búe-ia̍h; hû-tia̍p; hia̍p-tia̍p.
buttock, kha-tshng; kha-tshng-póiⁿ.