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Brazier, tiék lù: censer, hiŏng lù: brass worker, dè̤ng chióng.

Breach, káe̤ng: – of faith, sék séng: – of contract, sék iók.

Bread, bău; miêng-bău; mŏ̤-mŏ̤.

Breadth, kuák: –s of cloth, hók.

Break, páu puái; puái: – in two, páh dó̤i dōng; ā dōng; ā siĕk;

Breakfast, cā: to prepare –, tō̤ cā.

Bream, biĕng ngṳ̀.

Breast, hṳ̆ng-sèng: female –, nèng: – as of fowls, hṳ̆ng-dòng.

Breath, ké; ké-sék: to emit –, hĕ̤: to emit – forcibly, hè̤.

Breathe, hù ngék: inspiration, ngék: expiration, hù; hĕ̤: to pant, hĕ̤k; chuāng: laboured breathing, ké dé̤ṳk: to take a breathing spell, hiók ké.

Breathless, hĕ̤k; chuāng; ké dé̤ṳk.

Breech, gū-chiŏng.

Breeches, kó.

Breed, V. iōng.

Breeze, hŭng: gentle –, mì-hŭng: strong –, hŭng-iā-táu.

Brethren, hiăng-diê; hĭng-dâ̤.

Brew, nâung.

Bribe, N. ūi̤-lô: to –, mā̤ cé̤ṳk; muŏ sŏk: to take a –, sêu-ūi̤; sêu-sṳ̆.

Brick, ciŏng: – wall, ciŏng-chiòng: to lay –s, liē chĭong: broken –s, ciŏng-tàu: flat –s used forfloors, dāu-dā̤ ciŏng: – kiln, ciŏng ièu: – layet, tù să-hô.

Bride, sĭng-ìng: –'s trousseau, cŏng-lièng: –'s attendant, puâng-bùng; mà-mā: to dress –'s hair, chiông-tàu: bridal chair, sĭng-ìng-giêu, huă-giéu.

Bridegroom, sĭng-lòng; sĭng-lòng-sái.

Bridge, giò: arches of –, giò-muòng: piers of –, giò-dōng: plank