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Rh

Adjacent, găng-biáh, lìng gê̤ṳng; hô gê̤ṳng.

Adjective, hìng-ṳ̀ng cê.

Adjoining, sŏng-lièng; gău-gái; găng-bíah.

Adjourn, câng dìng.

Adjust, pĭng; pĭng-puói; chṳ̄: – an account, huôi só: –, as a difficulty, chŏ̤-nò̤; dièu-chṳ̄.

Adjusted, miĕng-mŏng.

Adjudge, sentence, diâng áng: decide, giók duáng.

Administer, manage, lièu-lī; bâing-lī; guāng-lī: give, ké̤ṳk.

Admiral, cūi-sṳ̆ tì-dók.

Admire, tăng-siêu.

Admit, allow enter, ké̤ṳk ĭ diē: allow, cūng.

Admonish, gīng-gái; kuóng-gái.

Ado, bustle, nâu; nâu-iĕk: trouble, chăng-giăng.

Adopt, – an heir, lik sê̤ṳ; guó-gié: – daughter, dáh huă-chéu.

Adopted, ngiê: – child, ngiê-giāng; kié-giāng; ké̤ṳk-iōng-giāng.

Adore, chĭng ái.

Adorn, cŏng; dā-bûing; cŏng-sók.

Adrift, táe̤ng kó̤.

Adult, duâi-nè̤ng; sìng-ìng.

Adulterate, chăng.

Adultery, găng-ìng.

Advance, céng-sèng; giàng sèng; hióng sèng: make progress, céng ék: – money, sĕng chók-cièng.

Advantage, iáh; lé iáh: to take advantage of, so as to injure, kiĕu.

Advantageous, ô iáh; dáik lé.

Advent, – of Christ, gáung-sié; gáung-lìng.

Adventure, V. dare, ô gāng: risk, báuk.

Adversary, siù-dĭk.

Adverse, sŏng-huāng; dó̤i-tàu: – wind, huâng hŭng; dó̤i-tàu hŭng.

Adversity, căi-huô.