deserve, eng-kai; kham-kai. death, kai-sí. deserving, ũ-kong; kham-kai-tit.
desiccate, khùa-ta; pha̍k-ta (in the sun); lā-ta (in the wind); sài-ta; sài-kang.
design, ì-sṳ̀; kòi-mông. with design, kù-ì; ũ-ì; tsuan-àiⁿ. evil, siâ-mông. pattern, thói-sek; iēⁿ; môⁿ-iēⁿ.
desire, àiⁿ; ngũan. evil desires, sṳ-io̍h. desirable, khó-mōⁿ. having a strong desive to do a thing, ũ-hèng-ì; ũ-hèng-hũe; ũ-hèng-thâu; ũ-chhêng-hèng. the desire for home is like an arrow, kui-sim sṳ̃-chìⁿ.
desist, hiah; thêng-sek; pàng-chhiú; màiⁿ.
desk, tshn̂g-kūiⁿ.
desolate, place, néⁿ-lo̍h; sok-mo̍k. person, kou-to̍k; kou-toaⁿ; kou-kúa.
despair, sit-mōⁿ; tso̍h-mōⁿ; bô-hi-mōⁿ; bô-mōⁿ; mín-mōⁿ.
despatch, a messenger, sái-i-khṳ̀. despatch a letter, kià-tsṳ; kià-sìn; huat-tsṳ. a despatch, bûn-tsṳ; kong-bûn. to send a despatch, kiâⁿ-bûn; kiâⁿ-bún-tsṳ. with all despatch, méⁿ-méⁿ; chhiet-chhiet.
desperado, mùiⁿ-siⁿ mùiⁿ-sí; m̄-kù seⁿ-sí; mùiⁿ-sí-ua̍h; mãuⁿ-miâⁿ; mãuⁿ-sí.
desperate, bô-kò hó-kiù. not afraid of infection, evil influence, &c, bô-kìm bô-kĩ.
despise, thóiⁿ-khin; khin-hut; miáu-sĩ; lia̍h-tsūaⁿ; lia̍h-khin. despicable, hiã-liû; hiã-tsūaⁿ; thóiⁿ-m̄-tõ-ma̍k.
despiteful, hiong-ak; ak-ta̍k; khi-hũ bũan-thãi.
despoil, chhiéⁿ-kiap; chhiéⁿ-pak.
despond, sit-mōⁿ; sit-chì.
despot, pà-tsú. despotism, pà-tãu. despotic, pãu-ngia̍k.
destined, tiāⁿ-tie̍h; ṳ̃-soiⁿ tiāⁿ-tie̍h; ũ-thien-mẽng; ũ-mẽng.
destiny, miāⁿ, miāⁿ-ūn; seⁿ-sêng. evil, khóu-miāⁿ.
destitute, lo̍h-po̍h; khueh-hua̍t; phîn-hua̍t; bô-chia̍h bô-chhēng; kêng; phîn-khiông; khiau; khiau-kêng.
destroy, pāi-hũai; pāi-hāi; hùi-tiāu; hùi-hũai; húiⁿ-tiāu; hùi-tũi; tshau-mi̍t. destruciton, mi̍t-buâng; pāi-buâng.
detach, thiah-khui; hun-buah (as dif. persons to dif. pieces of work).
detain, lâu; tau-lâu; lâu-tsũ; lâu-kiâⁿ; tam-koh. as
