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A Dictionary of some of the more important words in the Swatow dialect.
- Abandon,
- Pàng-tiòu
- 去丢
- Ability,
- Pún-sṳ̃; pún-niáⁿ; tshâi-chhêng
- 本事 本領 才情
- Able,
- Õi; miâⁿ-ke
- 能 能幹
- Abolish,
- Tṳ̂-tiòu; hùi-tiòu
- 革除 廢無
- Abominable,
- Khó-ù
- 可惡
- Abrasion,
- Phiù-phûe; lṳ̄--tiéh
- 破皮
- Abscond,
- Tsáu-khṳ̀-tiàm
- 走去藏
- Absurd,
- Thôu-thâu; bô-iáⁿ
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- Abuse,
- Mēⁿ
- 罵
- Accept,
- Siu
- 收
- Accident,
- Ngóu-jiên
- 偶然
- Accidentally,
- M̄-tsai-thâu
- 唔知頭
- Accompany, a person off,
- Sàng
- 送
- Accompany,„ a funeral,
- Sàng-sng
- 送喪
- Accomplish,
- Tsò-chiâⁿ; sêng
- 做成 成
