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Attractive, – as child or female, nĕu.

Auction, páh-mâ̤.

Audacious, huóng-sé̤ṳ; huóng-dāng.

Audience, lā̤ tiăng gì nè̤ng: to give an – to, īng-giéng.

Audit, V. kâng só; că só.

Auger, bà-lăk-lô̤i; băk-lăk-cáung.

Augment, gă; gă-tiĕng; tiĕng.

Augur, V. káng hâiu-ông; báuk-guá.

Aunt, paternal –, niòng gŭ; maternal –, niòng ì.

Auspicious, hō̤; gék: of good omen, hō̤ diêu; gék diêu.

Austere, ngièng; ngièng-sók.

Australia, Gĭng-săng.

Austria, ŏ̤-dâi-lé-ā.

Authentic, káuk-sĭk; sĭk.

Author, dé̤ṳ-cṳ̆ gì-nè̤ng.

Authorize, sé̤ṳ guòng-báng.

Authority, guòng; guòng-báng.

Autograph, chĭng-chīu-bék: to append one's –, lŏ̤h kuāng.

Autumn, chĭu; chĭu tiĕng; chĭu gié: beginning of –, lik-chĭu.

Avail, V. – of, têng: – of an opportunity, têng gĭ-huôi: N. iáh.

Avarice, tăng-sĭng; tăng cièng.

Avenge, bó̤-sìu.

Average, chiē bàng.

Averse, ng dê̤ṳng-ê; ng kīng.

Aversion, hièng.

Avert, ward off, dā̤; turn aside, chiă biĕng: – malign influences, piáh sià; dā̤ sák.

Avoid, biê; miēng; miēng dék; pià; diō.

Avow, nêng; mìng-mìng gōng.

Await, dīng; dīng-hâiu.

Awake, chĭng-chāng.

Award, duáng.