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Rh

Witty, ô mê; ô ché̤ṳ.

Wizard, sìng gŭng.

Woe, căi huô; huô.

Woe-begone, biéng chìu.

Woeful, chă̤ chāng; chŏ̤ liòng.

Wolf, cài lòng; lòng.

Woman, cṳ̆ niòng nè̤ng; hô nṳ̄ nè̤ng; hô nṳ̄.

Womb, tăi; tŏi.

Wonder, N. gì sêṳ: V. gì-dĕk.

Wonderful, hĭ gì; chók gì; gì-dĕk.

Wont, accustomed, guáng; sṳ̆k.

Wood, chà; mŭk; bundles of wood, chà bā: – oil, tè̤ng ìu, a –, chéu làng.

Woodpecker, dáuk mŭk cēu.

Woof, hói síang.

Wool, iòng mò̤: cotton –, mièng huă.

Woolen, nì; ciĕng.

Word, written –, cê: spoken –, uâ; speech, ngiòng ngṳ̄: a few words, gūi guó uâ: to say a good – for, può: to take his – for it, chṳ̄ séng: lost words, to talk in vain, siĕk chói.

Work, N. gĕ̤ng; gĕ̤ng hŭ: a day's –, siŏh gĕ̤ng: V. có̤ gĕ̤ng; có̤ dâi ié: – by the day, sĭu gĕ̤ng.

Workfellow, huō é.

Workman, să-hô.

Workmanship, gĕ̤ng hŭ.

Workshop, gĕ̤ng ngiê dáing.

World, sié-găng; sié gái; sié; tiĕng hâ găng; tiĕng hâ: future –, lài sié: in the –, sié siông: ignorant of the –, bók dī sié gó: worldly affairs, sié sê̤ṳ.

Worm, tè̤ng: earth –, gà ūng: – eaten, ké̤ṳk tè̤ng sé̤ṳ; céu.

Wormwood, ĭng dìng.