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a, che̍k-kâi; che̍k-chiah; &c.

aback, pùe-ãu. taken aback at meeting one, ngõ--tie̍h uak--chē-kiè.

abacus, sǹg-pûaⁿ. to work the, kiah-sǹg-pûaⁿ; khà-sǹg-pûaⁿ.

abaft, the foremast, thâu-ûi-ãu.

abandon, pàng-tiāu; ka̍k-tiāu; sek-tiāu; lī-khui; màiⁿ.

abase, kàng-khip.

abash, sit-nâng. kâi-thí-mīn. abashed, tshâm-khũi; kièn-siàu; siáu-lí; siu-chhí.

abate, kiám; chié. the price, sǹg-kiám; tṳ̂-kiám; khà-kiám; khà-tṳ̂; kiám--chē; chié--chē.

abbess (Buddhist), sṳ-hũ; hûe-siēⁿ-phûa; nîⁿ-kou-phûa.

abbot (Buddhist), sṳ-hũ; hûe-siēⁿ-thâu; tang-ke.

abbreviation, sié-siá. a compendium, tãi-lia̍k.

abdicate, siā-cheh; sî-kuaⁿ. of a sovereign, siā-ūi; thò-ūi.

abdomen, tóu; tóu-pak.

, kuái-tô; thau-kiau; thau-kāng-tsáu.

abet, pang-tsõ; pang-ak.

abhor, lóu; ù; lóu-hṳ̃n.

abide, kṳ-tsũ; khiã-khí; tiū.

abject, hiã-tsūaⁿ; hiã-liû.

, lêng-kàng; pún-sṳ̄; pún-niáⁿ; tshâi-chhêng; tshâi-lêng. have not the ability to do, bô-lêng-ûi.

abjure, chiù-tsūa bô-chí-kâi-sṳ̄. one’s religion, húan-kà; pũe-kà.

able, lêng; õi; miâⁿ-ke; ũ-lêng-ûi. see.

ablution, sói-chheng-khih; sói-chheng; sói-sin; sói-e̍k.

aboard, tõ-tsûn; tsûn-téng; lo̍h-tsûn.

abolish, tṳ̂-tiāu; hùi-tiāu.

abominable, khó-ù; tshūa-nâng-lóu.