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AMULET amulet, hieⁿ-húe-lâng; hieⁿ-húe-tō. to wear, kùa-hieⁿ-húe.

amusement, sie-sńg; thit-thô, iû-la̍k. amusing, tshù-bī. ramble about for amusement, iû-nguán; nguán-la̍h.

analyse, tshat-si̍t; kháu-kiù.

anarchy, bô-pẽ bô-kun; huán-luãn; luãn-tsa̍p.

ancestors, soiⁿ-tsóu; tsóu-kong; tsóu-tsong; kong-má. ancestral hall, sṳ̂-tn̂g; tsong-sṳ̂. tablet, sîn-tsú; sîn-tsú-pâi; ke-sîn; ba̍k-tsú.

anchor, tèng. one, che̍k-mn̂g-tèng. to cast, pha-tèng. to weigh, khí-tèng; khieh-tèng; chhia-tèng; chhiû-tèng. anchorage, hiah-tsûn kâi-ūi-tshṳ̀; pou-thâu (i.e. a port).

ancient, kóu. times, kóu-sî; kóu-tsá. men, kóu-nâng. doctrines, kóu-kà.

and, pẽng; íⁿ-ki̍p; kiam; kah; kũa; kāng; iũ. tell him to come and I will pay him, hàm-i-lâi, uá chiũ àiⁿ-hôiⁿ--i. you must speak the truth and then people will believe you, lṳ́ tie̍h tàⁿ-si̍t-ūe nâng chiàⁿ-ũ-sìn--lṳ́.

anecdote, kóu-sṳ̄; kóu-gṳ́. to relate anecdotes, káng-kóu; phue̍h-kóu; thâm-kóu; o̍h-kóu; phue̍h-tshù-bī; phue̍h-chhiè-thâm.

angel, thien-sài; sîn-sài.

anger, khì; náuⁿ. angry, seⁿ-khì; siũ-khì; huat-náuⁿ; náuⁿ-khì.

angle, the hook, tièⁿ-kau. to angle, tièⁿ-hṳ̂. angle rod, tièⁿ-ko. a corner, kak. angle of a house, tshù-kak-thâu.

animal, khîm-siù; seⁿ-kháu. domestic, cheng-seⁿ. wild, iá-siù.

animate, kóu-bú; kóu-kah.

aniseed, poih-kak-hieⁿ; tōa-hûe; sié-hûe (fennel? coriander?)

ankle, kha-ma̍k.

annals, sṳ́-chheh; le̍h-tō sṳ́-kàm; sṳ́-kì.

annex, chiap; tah; tùe.

annihilate, mi̍t-bûang; chĩn-mi̍t; mi̍t-bô.

announce, pò; pò-tsai; pín-kàu; pín-tàu; pò-sie-sit; pò-sìn; thong-ta̍t; thong-thûan; thong-tsai; thong-pín.

annoy, kiáu-jiáu; jiáu-hũn; tshok-nōⁿ; phièn-nâng-khì.

annual, nîⁿ-nîⁿ; múeⁿ-nîⁿ; pâi-nîⁿ; le̍h-nîⁿ.

annul, hùi; tṳ̂; khṳ̀-tiāu.

anoint, buah-iû; hú-iû; buah-ko.

anomalous, khî-kuài; koh-iēⁿ; bô-lí; bô-lí-lōu; bô-chhêng-lí.