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A, An, siŏh; ék.

Abacus, sáung-buàng: to work the –, páh sáung-buàng.

Abandon, ké: relinquish, sīa: – one's self to lusts, ṳ̀ng-cé̤ṳng sṳ̆-ṳ̆k.

Abase, áik giâ; páh iéng-ciéng: degrade in rank, gáung ngék.

Abate, – as rain, ṳ̄ náh: – as a flood, cūi tó̤i: – as a fever, tó̤i iĕk; tó̤i huò.

Abbot, hùo-siông tàu.

Abdicate, niông-ôi.

Abdomen, bók-lō̤.

Abduct, guāi; táu.

Abet, bŏng-câe̤.

Abhor, iéng-ké; hièng.

Abide, dêu; gṳ̆-cê̤ṳ.

Ability, buōng-sê̤ṳ; cài-cìng; cài-nèng; nèng-gúng.

Abject, â-ciêng.

Able, â̤; ô dăng-dŏng; ô niăh-ài; nèng-gáiu: an able man, buōng-sê̤ṳ nè̤ng.

Able-bodied, hṳ̀ng-cáung; ô lĭk.

Abnormal, mò̤ ciéu siòng.

Aboard, to go –, lŏ̤h sùng; siông sùng.

Abolish, dṳ̀: abolished, dṳ̀ kó̤.

Abominable, kō̤ ó.

Aborigines: hill women of Fuhkien, sià-bò̤: savages, as of Formosa, chăng-huăng.

Abortion, lŏ̤h-sĭng; dôi tăi: to produce –, páh lŏ̤h-sĭng.

Abound, ô sâ̤.

About, nearly, chă-bók-lŏ̤; iók-liŏk; iók-liŏk-niè; buóh: round, kuàng-ùi: – to go, buóh kó̤; ciŏng-buóh kó̤; cêu buóh kó̤: – this time, tō̤ mō̤ ciā sì-hâiu: to discourse –, lâung.

Above, gà̤-dēng; siông sié.