dust, tshóiⁿ-tiāu tîn-ai. duster (of feathers), koi-môⁿ-tshóiⁿ. dust-pan, pùn-táu. dust-basket, pùn-ki.
dutiful, kiâⁿ-hàu; hàu-tsṳ́; chĩn-pńg-hūn; hàu-sũn; sũn-tshông.
duty, cheh-hūn; pńg-hūn; cheh-jĩm; hūn-lãi kâi-sṳ̄; só eng-kai-kiâⁿ. perform one's, chĩn-pńg-hūn; chĩn-cheh-hūn.
dwarf, ói; ói-jîn; nâng ói-ói; ói-sòi. trees, kóu-sông.
dwell, khiã-khí; kṳ-tsũ; hiah-tshù; tiū. dwelling, tshù; kuán; tshù-ok.
dwindle, chiãm-sue; chiãm-chiãm-sòi; chiãm-chiãm-sán; sue-mûiⁿ; sue-jia̍k; siau-si̍h; siau-sòi.
dye, jiám-sek; níⁿ-pòu; î-sek; làm-pòu. stuff, sek-liāu; tōiⁿ (indigo). dyer, níⁿ-pòu sai-pẽ. frame used by dyer, pha̍k-pòu-pêⁿ.
dying, chiang-sí; àiⁿ-sí; kṳ̃n-sí; chiang-kṳ̃n àiⁿ-sí; lîm-sí.
dynasty, chhiâu. the present, chheng-chhiâu; pńg-chhiâu.
dysentery, lī; lī-chi̍t; pàng-âng; thâm-thūi; thì-khì; hueh-lī; pe̍h-lī.
dyspepsia, m̄-siau-hùe; put-síau-hùe; chia̍h chek; ím-chia̍h chek-tsũ.
dyspnoea, tshúan; khùi tōa; khùi kip; tshúan-kip; khì tshúan; he̍hⁿ-he̍hⁿ-tshúan. infantine, niⁿ-he; niⁿ-tshúan.
dysury, siáu-piẽn m̄-kiâⁿ; sié-piẽn m̄-thong.
each, kak; múeⁿ; pâi. man, kak-nâng. day, múeⁿ-ji̍t; pâi-ji̍t. year, múeⁿ-nîⁿ; nîⁿ-nîⁿ; pâi-nîⁿ. each one, kak-kâi; kak-kak. each other, siang; jī-ke. help each other, jī-ke sie-hũ. scold each other, sie-mēⁿ. each end, liáng-thâu; nõⁿ-thâu. side, liáng-pôiⁿ; liáng-ke.
eager, pek-chhiet; jie̍t-sim; méⁿ; méⁿ-lie̍t; kín-kip.
eagle, eng-chiáu.
ear, hĩⁿ. orifice of, hĩⁿ-khang. earlap, hĩⁿ-tûi. ear-brush, hĩⁿ-tshóiⁿ. ear-pick, hĩⁿ-pê. ear-wax, hĩⁿ-sái. ear-ring, hĩⁿ-kau; hĩⁿ-hûan; hĩⁿ-thūi. ear-drum (tympanum), hĩⁿ-