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Advertise, chók gó̤-băh.

Advice, gáu-hóng; kuóng gì uâ: to ask –, chīng gáu: to take –, sêu-gáu.

Advisable, hăk-ngì.

Advise, gá; kuóng.

Advocate, lawyer, câung-sṳ̆.

Aerolite, tiĕng dâung gì siŏh; ūng-sĭk.

Affable, huă-chō̤.

Affair, daî; dâi-ié: this particular –, cī siŏh-cŏng gì dâi.

Affect, gāng dông.

Affectionate, tṳ̄ng-ái.

Affections, sĭng găng.

Affix, – one's signature, uâ hô̤; chiĕng miàng.

Afflict, hâi nè̤ng kū.

Afflicted, káung kū; sêu kū.

Afflictions, kū-nâng; huâng-nâng.

Affluence, ká̤-uăk; hō̤ guó: affluent, bó.

Afford, able to buy, ô-gáu mā̤.

Affront, V. ū-mâng; kĭ-lĭk.

Afloat, lā̤-pù.

Afraid, giăng.

Africa, ā-hĭ-lé-gă.

Aft, sùng-mūi̤.

After, hâiu; âu: after all, at last, finally, géng-iòng; mūi̤-chiū; âu mūi̤; dó̤-dā̤.

Afterbirth, tăi ĭ.

Afternoon, â dáu.

Afterwards, ī hâiu; iòng hâiu: shortly –, hà-diāng.

Again, cái; gái; bô.

Against, dó̤i; dó̤i-tàu.

Agar-agar, hāi-chái.

Agate, mā̤-nō̤.