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VIOLIN violin, hîⁿ. to play the, kṳ̀-hîⁿ; khan-hîⁿ.

viper, ta̍k-tsûa; pn̄g-sî-thâu.

virago, mân-hũ; iá-hũ; nńg-chiàng; phuat-hũ; phuat-tsūaⁿ.

virgin, kui-nńg; tshù-nńg; chhim-kui nńg-tsṳ́; cheng-nńg (remaining a virgin for life); cheng-thông (id., man or woman).

virtue, tek. virtuous conduct, tek-hẽng. the five virtues, ngóu-siâng: jîn, ngĩ, lí, tì, sìn.

virtue, or efficacy, kong, kong-hāu; khì-la̍t; hāu-ngiām.

virulent, ta̍k; ak-ta̍k.

visage, mīn; mīn-mãuⁿ; iông-mãuⁿ; mīn-sek; mīn-hêng.

viscid, ũ-ka-liâm; liâm-nîⁿ tha-thi.

viscera, ngóu-tsãng la̍k-hú.

visible, ũ-hêng-siãng; ũ-hêng-siãng hó-thóiⁿ.

vision, dream, mîn-māng; mêⁿ-māng; māng-mũeⁿ. to have a, kìⁿ-mêⁿ-māng; māng--kìⁿ; ki-kuan--kìⁿ; ũ-māng-tiãu.

visionary, phû (pũ)-huang tshok-iáⁿ; tsúi--tang lã-gue̍h; kiàⁿ-hue tsúi-gue̍h.

visit, pài-kìⁿ; pài-hāu; mn̄g-hāu; siê-sûn. farewell, sàng-pie̍t; sàng-kiâⁿ. to miss a, sit-chiap. I am sorry I missed your visit, ãi! móng-ji̍t sit-chiap, sù--chē sù--chē! Ans., õ! móng-ji̍t khṳ̀-kùe-jiáu, phòng--tie̍h lṳ́ tsun-kè gūa--tshut-khṳ̀. to return a, hûe-pài; hûe-pōu. to, a prince, chhiâu-kìⁿ; chhiâu-kun. to, a friend or relative, thàm-iú; thàm-chhim. visiting card, pài-thiap. visitor, nâng-kheh; pin-kheh. to receive, chiap-na̍p; ngêng-chih; khúan-thãi. to dismiss, sàng-kheh; sàng-pin. to visit one and have a talk with him, khṳ̀ kāng-i phûan-sûan--chē; khṳ̀ kāng-i chiu-sûan--chē.

vitriol, blue (sulphate of copper), táⁿ-huân. green (sulphate of iron; copperas), tsõ-huân; chheⁿ-huân.

vivacious, ua̍h-phuah; lêng-lāi; ũ-sîn-khì; ũ-cheng-sîn.

vocabulary, jī-lūi.

voice, siaⁿ; siaⁿ-im. clear, siaⁿ-im chheng-liãng (or, liáu-liãng; mêng-liãng). indistinct, siaⁿ-im lô-lô (or, hâm-hû; kâm-kôu). to lose one's, sit-siaⁿ; bô-siaⁿ; sit-im. to read in a clear loud voice, khui-siaⁿ-tha̍k. to recognize one's, jīn-siaⁿ; piẽn-siaⁿ. with one voice, che̍k-kháu che̍k-sṳ̂.

void, see EMPTY.