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Rh

Arrow-root, ngâu-hūng; báik-hăk-hūng.

Arsenal, sùng-chiōng.

Arsenic, piĕ-sŏng.

Arson, bóng hūi̤.

Art, an –, huák; ngiê; gĕ̤ng-ngiê.

Artery, măh-guōng; háik-guōng.

Artful, gāu-guái; kiēu.

Article, nó̤h; dèu; kuāng.

Artifice, gūi-gié.

Artificer, să-hô.

Artificial, gā; cŏng-có̤: – flower, chō̤-huă.

Artillery, lòng-gĭ; duâi páu: – men, páu-chīu.

Artisan, să-hô.

Artist, uâ-sṳ̆.

Artless, lō̤-sĭk; dṳ̆ng-dĭk.

Arum, – aquaticum, uô.

As, cièu; bìng; ŏ̤h; chiông: – before, chiông gô-dā̤; gâe̤ng ī-sèng siŏh-iông: as soon as, cêu.

Asafoetida, ŏ̤-ngôi.

Ascend, siông; sĭng.

Ascertain, că mìng.

Ascetic, N. ṳ̄ng-ciā.

Ascites, gū-dióng.

Ashamed, siēu-lā̤; mò̤-méng.

Ashes, hūi̤-hŭ; hŭ: ash color, hŭi̤ sáik: to roast in –, ŭi̤.

Ashore, to go –, siông ngiâng: aground, kò̤ chièng.

Ashpit, bóng-dó̤-diàng.

Asia, ā-să̤-ā.

Ask, buòng-biĕng: apart, lêng-cê; lêng-nguôi: stand –, kiê biĕng; piáh biĕng; siŏh-bèng ā: to put – , bóng biĕng.

Aside, muóng: – for, gìu; tō̤: – courteously, chiāng.