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VALIANT valiant, ũ-táⁿ; ũ-táⁿ-lia̍k; ũ-táⁿ-la̍t. valour, káⁿ; ióng-káⁿ; kúaⁿ-káⁿ; ióng.

valley, suaⁿ-kok; suaⁿ-kok-lok; suaⁿ-khang; suaⁿ-phāng.

valuable, pó; pó-pùe; kùi-khì; pó-kùi; kùi-tõng; tien-tõng; ta̍t-chîⁿ.

value, real, chin-kè. to value highly, thóiⁿ-tõng; kùi-tõng; tien-tõng.

van, of army, sien-hong; tsôiⁿ-hong.

vane, wind, tiāⁿ-huang-tsam; sũn-huang-kî.

vanish, kui-tsò-bô; seng-khong (into the sky).

vapour, khì. cloudy, hûn-bū; in-bū. steam, tsúi-khì; tsúi-in.

variance, at, ũ-ūe; seⁿ-ūe; ũ-hun-khiah; m̄-hûa-mo̍k; ũ-hiâm-khiah.

variegated, ngóu-sek; ngóu-tshái; hue-long; tsa̍p-sek.

various, ke-iēⁿ; kak-iē; kak-sek; kak-hō; kak-téng. articles, tsa̍p-mue̍h.

varnish, tshat; mêng-iû. to, sái-tshat; tshat. the tree, tshat-chhiū.

vase, a, chéⁿ-kan; hue-kan.

vast, khuah; khuah-tōa; miáuⁿ-miáuⁿ bô-pien; che̍k-mōⁿ bô-chì.

vat, tōa-tháng. for indigo, chheⁿ-tháng.

vault, the, of heaven, chheⁿ-thiⁿ; khiong-tshan (reading); tshan-khiong (id.); thiⁿ uan-keng uan-keng. an underground, tī-sit. vaulted, keng-uan-mn̂g.

vault, to, thiàu-lêng-mn̂g.

vegetables, tshài; chheⁿ-tshài. vegetarian, chia̍h-che; chia̍h-chhiâng-tshài. occasional vegetarian diet, chia̍h-hue-che.

vehement, kip; méⁿ; kín-sèⁿ; pek-chhiet; huat-hún.

veil, see VAIL.

vein, hueh-kṳn; hueh-lōu. to open a, khui-hueh-lōu; pàng-hueh-lōu. in wood, hue-jī. of silver, ngṳ̂n-kúeⁿ (ore).

velvet, zông. flowered, hue-zông. collar, zông-niáⁿ; zông-ãm-niáⁿ.

venerable, khó-kèng; hó-tit-nâng-kèng. Sir, tsun-kè; láu-thâi.

venerate, kèng-ùi; tsun-kèng; khim-kèng; khim-tsun; khim-ho̍k.