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Rh – read, bók lō̤ hō̤; cṳ̆ guóng hō̤.

Wen, că lìu.

West, să̤: westerly, hióng să̤; dièu să̤.

Wet, lâng: damp, nóng: got – by the rain, ké̤uk ṳ̄ uóh lâng: – through & through, lâng tĕ̤ng táu: sloppy, lū lăk.

Wet-nurse, nèng nā̤; nè̤ng huáng.

Whale, gṳ̆ng ngṳ̀.

Whalebone, gĭng ngṳ̀ gáuk.

Wharf, dò̤-tàu; mā-tàu.

What, sié nó̤h; miéh nó̤h; miéh: that wich, sū: – need? dăi sāi: what's the matter? sié nó̤h miàng; sié nó̤h dái; sí dâi ié.

Whatever, dâi huàng; sū īu; mò̤ lâung sié nó̤h.

Wheat, măh: – bran, măh puŏ: – straw, măh gō̤: – flour, miêng hūng; miêng muŏk: buckwheat, săng gáe̤k măh.

Wheedle, hè̤ mê.

Wheel, chiă lùng.

Wheel-barrow, chīu-chiă.

Wheeze, chuāng; kê chuāng.

When, miêng âu; niŏh ū; siê nó̤h sì hâiu; hò̤ sì.

Whence, iù de̤ng-nē̤: – did you come? nṳ̄ dĕ̤ng-nē̤ lì: the cause for which, sū ī iòng.

Whenever, sùi sì.

Where, dĕ̤ng-nē̤.

Wherefore, (interrogative), ciŏng gì; ciŏng iông gì; kŏ̤ diê; ká̤ á̤: for which reason, sū i; sū i iòng.

Wheresoever, sùi ché̤ṳ.

Whereupon, cêu.

Whet, muài: – the appetite, kŭi ôi; kŭi bì.

Whether, – or not? sê à ng sê.

Whetstone, dò̤ siŏh.

Which, diê ciáh: that –, sū.