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Window, kāng muòng: – glass pane, bŏ̤ là̤ piéng.

Windy, páh hŭng: gust, bó̤.

Wine, cīu: – cup, cīu cāng: – glass, cīu bŭi̤: – bottle, cīu bìng: – cask, cīu tĕ̤ng: – press, cīu dá.

Wing, sīk: bird's –, cēu sĭk: shoulder of a &nda sh;, sīk bōng.

Wink, mĕk cĭu tiák; tiák; niák.

Winnow, siĕng; buái: winnowing machine, hŭng siĕng.

Winter, dĕ̤ng-tiĕng; chéng-tiĕng; dĕ̤ng.

Wipe, chék: – with wet cloth, gāng.

Wire, siáng: iron –, tiék siáng: electric –, diéng siáng.

Wisdom, dé hiê.

Wise, ó̤h; ô dé hiê.

Wiseacre, gā chŭng mìng.

Wish, N. é; ciō é; nguông: to get one's –, dáik é; dáik cé: accordiugaccording [sic] to one's –, êng é: it meets my –, ù é: V. ó̤i; dĭh; ó̤i dĭh; nguông: – it or not? dĭh ng dĭh: – you joy!  hī.

Wit, sense, giéng sék: humour, chiêu uâ.

Witch, sìng mā.

Witchcraft, sià huák; siâ sŭk.

With, along –, gâe̤ng: go – me, gâe̤ng nguāi cà̤ kó̤: by means of, êṳng; kĕk; sāi: write – a pen, kĕk bék siā: together –, giĕng.

Withdraw, tó̤i; liê: take back, sĭu diōng: – as the head, té̤ṳk: – troops, sĭu bĭng: – a statement, huăng siăng.

Wither, siâ;càng: – as tree, gŭ: withered, gŭ dă.

Withhold, retain, làu: restrain, cū cī: not to grant, ng cūng; bók hṳ̄: refuse, sṳ̀.

Within, diē dié; câi nô̤i; diē sié.

Without, ngiê-dāu; nguói; ngiê: wanting, mò̤.

Withstand, dŏng; dī.

Witness, N. găng céng: V. chĭng ngāng giéng: to bear –, có̤ găng céng.