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MUTE mute (dumb), é; bõi-tàⁿ-ūe. silent, tiām-tiām; bô-khui-tshùi.

mutable, õi-kói-pièn; õi-kói-piⁿ.

mutiny, pũe-pũan; pũe-nge̍k.

mutter, tàⁿ-ūe hâm-hâm hû-hû; chih-tsuh-kiè.

mutton, iêⁿ-ne̍k.

mutual, siang; sie; jī-ke; hû-siang. mutual consent, liáng-ngũan; jī-ke hàuⁿ; liáng-ke huaⁿ-hí; pí-tshṳ́ huaⁿ-hí. affection, siang-ài.

muzzle, lâng-tshùi; kùa-tshùi-lâng; lap-gû-tshùi.

my, uá--kâi. name, pĩ-sèⁿ; sié-miâⁿ. house, pĩ-sià; tsháu-sià. son, úa siáu-jî-kiáⁿ. daughter, sié-nńg. wife, úa kâi-lãi-tsuat. self, ka-kī; pńg-sin. I saw it with my own eyes, úa chhin-ma̍k thóiⁿ-kìⁿ.

myrrh, mu̍t-ie̍h.

mysterious, abstruse, àu-biāu; mûiⁿ-biāu; chhim-biāu. strange and inexplicable, hãi-ĩ lân-chhek. secret, pi-ba̍t.

mystical, ṳ́n-gṳ́ (having a hidden meaning).



nail, teng, iron, thih-teng. to nail, tèng-teng. finger, chhiú-tsóiⁿ-kah; tsńg-kah. toe, kha-chí-kah.

naked, chhiah-sin; lòu-thói; chhiah-tiâu-tiâu. strip, thn̍g-chhiah-sin; pak-chhiah ka-lit; tshut-sin lòu-thói; tñg-tiâu se-sùaⁿ (without a thread of clothing); thong-sin bô-pùaⁿ-tiâu se-sùaⁿ.

name, family, sèⁿ. own, miâⁿ; zú-miâⁿ; hãu; tso̍k-hãu; tsṳ-miâⁿ; pie̍t-hãu. what is your name? kùi-sèⁿ? tōa-miâⁿ? my, pĩⁿ-sèⁿ; sié-miâⁿ. a good, hó-miâⁿ-sek; hó-miâⁿ-siaⁿ. namely, chiũ-sĩ; chiet-sĩ; tsu-zû.

Namoa, Lâm-ò.

nankeen, chhiah-pòu.

napkin, chhiú-pòu; chhiú-kṳn; kūaⁿ-kṳn.

narcissus, tsúi-sien-hue.

narrative, o̍h che̍k-kiãⁿ-sṳ̄; o̍h-sṳ̄-chhêng; o̍h-sṳ̄-si̍t; o̍h-nâng-thiaⁿ; thûan-su̍t; kóu-tn̄g.

narrow, o̍ih; o̍ih-soih; o̍ih-to̍ih. minded, sim o̍ih-soih; bô-tōu-liãng. watch narrowly, ba̍t-hûang; chiéⁿ-kín; kín-hûang; kṳ́n-hûang; chhim-hûang.

nasty, u-ùe; nah-sap; lâm-sap; chhi-gî.