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Rh lame, kúai-kha; nńg-nîⁿ; nńg-kha; chhiãng-a-chhiãng; kũai-a-kũai.

halter, bé-lâng-soh.

halve, pun-kue̍h; pun-pôiⁿ; pun-tùi-pôiⁿ; tsò-nõⁿ-hūn; nõⁿ-hūn-pun.

ham, húe-thúi; chit-thúi.

hamlet, hieⁿ-lí; hieⁿ-tshng; hieⁿ-lí-kiáⁿ; sié-hieⁿ-tshng; saⁿ-ke-tshng.

hammer, thûi; thih-thûi; tshâ-thûi. claw-, kiah-teng-thûi.

hamper, to, tsó; tsó-gāi. basket, kheng.

hamstring, kuah-kha-kṳn.

hand, chhiú. right, iũ-chhiú; chiàⁿ-chhiú. left, tsó-chhiú; tò-chhiú. hand in hand, sie-khan-chhiú. palm of, chhiú-tói; chhiú-chiéⁿ; pa-chiéⁿ. back of hand, chhiú-pûaⁿ; chhiú-pùe. fingers, chhiú-tsóiⁿ. a raw hand, chheⁿ-chhiú; m̄-se̍k-chhiú. an old hand, láu-chhiú; se̍k-chhiú. both hands, sang-chhiú. to present anything with both hands, sang-chhiú khan-hôiⁿ--nâng. hand down, thûan; liû-thûan ãu-tō. hand over, kau; kau-hôiⁿ; kau-tài. hand one to his sedan chair, khan--i chiẽⁿ-kiē. handbreadth, che̍k-pa-chiéⁿ tōa. handcuffs, chhiú-khàu. to put on ditto, só-chhiú-khàu. handful, che̍k-tẽⁿ; che̍k-na̍k. double ditto, che̍k-phóng. handicraft, chhiú-gōi; chhiú-tūan; chhiú-kang. handkerchief, chhiú-kṳn; chhiú-pòu; chhiú-phè (ornamental). hand-writing, chhiú-tshau; pit-chiah. hand-mill, oi-lâng.

handle, pèⁿ. of vessel, hĩⁿ; kũaⁿ. to handle a valuable thing carefully, khiēⁿ-sièⁿ.

handmaid, pĩ; nńg-pĩ; chhiah-kha; tsáu-kúi (very common term, but objectionable).

handsome, ngiá; hó-thóiⁿ; seⁿ-phâi-chhiâng; seⁿ-lâi kah-phah. woman, múiⁿ-jîn; chhiàu-kè; ũ-tsṳ-sek.

handy, piẽn-chia̍p; khin-piẽn; khin-kha khùe-chhiú; kah-pān (convenient).

hang, oneself, tiàu-ãm; tiàu-ãm sí. strangle, ká-sí; liū-sí.

hang, up, tiàu. upon, kùa. down, súi--lo̍h-lâi. clothes to dry or air, nêⁿ (with bamboo rod put through); phua̍h (thrown over rope or bamboo). ears of grain hanging down, chhek-sūi thūi-thâu.

hank, of thread, che̍k-tshâng-sùaⁿ.