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Worn, – away, ê̤ṳ: – bare, lák.

Worry, V. chāu-iēu: worried, chèu mông.

Worse, muōng ngài; gáing ngài; gó ngài: – & –, làng chiàng; lòng buôi; muōng ngài muōng ngài: – every day, siŏh nĭk dâe̤ng guó siŏh nĭk.

Worship, V. bái; cùng bái.

Worst, dâ̤ ék ngài; gĭk ngài.

Worsted, mièng să siáng: – stocking, mièng să uăk.

Worth, virtue, dáik: to be –, dĕk: it's – money, dĕk cièng: what is it –? dĕk niŏh uâi: – seeing, dé̤ṳng káng.

Worthless, mò̤ siŏng găng; bók dé̤ṳng ê̤ṳng: – thing, càng ŭk: – man, siēu ìng: to cast aside as –, càng cŏ̤h.

Worthy, dé̤ṳng: – man, hièng ìng.

Would, ó̤i: – that, hó̤ mò̤ dék.

Wound, V. & N. siŏng: to extract the pain of a –, diéu siŏng.

Wounded, sêu siŏng; siŏng sōng.

Wrangle, kēu siĕk; dáiu kēu.

Wrap, – up, bău: wrapper, bău hŭk.

Wrath, nô ké; sāi sáng.

Wreck, páh puái sùng.

Wrench, chông.

Wrestle, bô̤ dō̤.

Wretched, găng kū; chă̤ chāng: a – fate, kū miâng.

Wriggle, gù dók; gók cāu.

Wring, chông.

Wrinkle, N. cáiu; náiu: V. kī cáiu: –d, nĭu kó̤.

Wrist, chīu guāng.

Writ, piéu.

Write, siā; siā cé: – down, siā lŏ̤h: – a letter, siā piĕ: – a book, dé̤ṳ cṳ̆: – from memory, mĕk cṳ̆.

Written, siā: a – agreement, iók cê: badly –, siā dék ngài.