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BALE bale, of goods, khún; tōa-khún. out water, ié-tiāu-tsúi.

ball, kiû. play foot-ball, that-kiû. eye ball, ma̍k-chiu-jîn.

ballad, khek; ko; kua. sing a ballad, chhiè-khek; chhiè-kua.

ballast, tãng; teh-tãng; teh-tsāi.

balloon, phû-hûn-kiû; thien-tsûn; pue-chhia; khì-kiû.

balustrade, lâng-kang; lâng-kang-chí.

bamboo, tek. pole, tek-ko. mat, tek-chhie̍h. chair, tek-íⁿ. shoots, tek-sún. grove, tek-nâⁿ. slips for wicker-work, tek-bi̍h. scrubbing brush, tek-tshóiⁿ. raft, tek-pâi. beat with bamboo, phah-póiⁿ-kiáⁿ; phah-tek-póiⁿ (in schools).

bananas, keng-chie. see

band, tòa. musical, che̍k-pan ti-tâ-khek. of soldiers, tūi.

banditti, che̍k-pan-tsha̍t; tsha̍t-khòu.

bane, ta̍k; ta̍k-mue̍h.

banian, tree, sêng-chhiū; chhêng-chhiū.

banish, khién-kun liû-thû (4 degrees, first most severe). kun-liû-thû; tshong-kun; liû-thû; liû-tsũe; tshut-liû; thû-tsũe.

bank, river embankment, toi. river bank, hô-kîⁿ. sand bank, sua-phiâⁿ; sua-pà. money, ngṳ̂n-hâng; ngṳ̂n-tiàm; chîⁿ-tiàm; kheng-si-phòu. notes, ngṳ̂n-toaⁿ.

bankrupt, tó-tièⁿ; phùa-ke.

banquet, toh-sia̍h; ím-àn. give, tsò-toh; siet-sia̍h; chhiáⁿ-àn; chhiáⁿ-chiú. hall, kheh-tn̂g; kau-lâu-kuán.

banter, hì-thâm; hí-chhiè-ūe; hó-chhiè kâi-ūe; hì-sńg.

baptism, sói-lói. by immersion, chìm-lói; ùn-lói. receive, niáⁿ-sói-lói. perform, kiâⁿ-sói-lói.

baptize, kiâⁿ-sói-lói. by immersion, kiâⁿ-chìm-lói.

bar, river, sua-thuaⁿ. of silver, ngṳ̂n-tiâu. door, tshùan; chhèng.

barb, of a hook, gṳ̃; kau-gṳ̃. barbed, seⁿ-ũ-gṳ̃.

barbarian, î-jîn; chheⁿ-huan; huan-nâng; mân-î; î-te̍k.

barbarous, hiau-hiông; aú-mân; sim-sèⁿ pãu; hiong-pãu.

barber, thì-thâu sai-pẽ.

bard, si-jîn; si-ong; si-kheh.

bare, kng; chhiah. body, lòu-thói; chhiah-sin; chhiah-ka-lit; chhiah-thói. to strip bare, as robbers, pak kàu sok-sok-theh; pak-kàu tñg-tiâu se-sùaⁿ. to strip bare, thn̍g-tiāu-saⁿ. barefoot, pak-chhiah-kha.

barefaced, tek-sún-mīn; m̄-tsai siáu-lí; bô-liâm-chhí; mīn-phûe kãu.