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Appearance, one's –, mâu; nguô̤i mâu; méng mâu.

Appease, cī: – hunger, cī kŭi: – wrath, cī sāi-sáng.

Append, sié mūi̤ lā̤.

Appendix, buō mì.

Appertain, lièng-sṳ̆k; sṳ̆k.

Appetite, bì-ôi: no –, mâ̤ siăh; chói sáik; bì-ôi muôi̤ kŭi: to excite the –, kŭi bì.

Applaud, tăng-siêu; chĭng-cáng: – by exclamation, hák-chāi.

Apple, bìng-guō; mĭk-lìng-ìng: Adam's –, giék-hèu.

Applicable, ê̤ṳng dék diŏh; hăk ê̤ṳng.

Apply, –, as a plaster, táik: – the mind, ê̤ṳng sĭng; ciŏng-sĭng: – for, sìng.

Appoint, puái.

Appointment, employment, dê-huŏng: official employment, cék hông; êng.

Apportion, hŭng-huák; dā-huák: – evently, ṳ̀ng sèu: – money, păng-puŏ.

Appreciate, káng dâe̤ng.

Apprehend, perceive, huôi̤-é; huôi̤-nguó: seize, niăh.

Apprehensive, ngé̤ṳng; sĭng lā̤ ngé̤ṳng; giăng.

Apprentice, N. dù-dâ̤; săi-hiăng: V. sāi ī có̤ dù-dá̤.

Approach, V. giàng gê̤ṳng: to cause to –, lē̤ng.

Appropriate, V. iéng: adj. hăk-ngì.

Approve, huăng-hī; dé̤ṳng-é.

Apricot, chăng-giāng.

Apron, ùi-sĭng-gùng.

Apt, fit, hăk-ngì: ready at, ciĕk-lò̤: liable, giĕ.

Arbitrary, cê̤ṳ ciō.

Arbitrate, dièu-chṳ̄; gŭ-chṳ̄; gŭng duáng.

Arbitrator, dièu-chṳ̄ nè̤ng; gŭ-chṳ̄ nè̤ng.

Arbour, huă-dìng.

Arbutus, chiŏ-ùng.

Arch, kuŏng-mā: – of a bridge, giò muòng: arched, nŏ sêk: an arched bridge, mā-ăng giò.