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BESIDE beside, tsò-pû. on one side, tõ-phâng-piⁿ; tõ-che̍k-pôiⁿ; kṳ̃n.

besides, lêng-gūa; têng-ūaⁿ; tṳ̂-tshṳ́; hûan-liáu; siãng-chhiáⁿ; khùang-chhiáⁿ.

besiege, ûi-siâⁿ; ûi-khùn; khùn-siâⁿ.

besmear, kôu; buah; tôu; hú; zṳ́; phia̍k; hún; kài.

besom, sàu; sàu-siú; sàu-chiú; sàu-soi. soft one, mâng-hue-sàu; nn̍g-sàu-siú.

bespeak, tsham-siàng; tàⁿ-tiāⁿ-tie̍h; soiⁿ-tàⁿ.

best, siãng-hó; chì-hó; siãng-téng-hó; it-hó; ke̍k-hó. it would be best, pur-zû …… kèng-hó; put-zû.

bestir, oneself, khat-khóu; tshut-la̍t; lâu-sim; khṳ̂n-la̍t; mién-la̍t.

bestow, sṳ̀; si; siéⁿ; sàng; pun; khṳt; ṳ́.

bestride, khiâ. a horse, khiâ-bé.

bet, sie-su; sie-tóu. fond of betting, hàuⁿ-sie-su. to make a, lo̍h-tóu.

betel, leaf, láu-hie̍h. nut, pin-nôⁿ.

betimes, tsá.

betray, a prince, khi-kun bōi-kok. one's country, hièn-kok bōi-siâⁿ. one's village, thàu-tsúi ji̍p-tsûn. a trust, sit-sìn. a secret, sia̍p-lāu; phùa-tiãⁿ.

betroth, hṳ́-chhin; kat-hun; kit-hun; tiāⁿ-hun; sàng-phiàⁿ; phiàⁿ-tiāⁿ; tsò-chhin-chiâⁿ. betroth a girl to any one, tsò--pun-nâng; phiàⁿ--pun--nâng. betrothal presents, phiàⁿ-lói.

better, kèng-hó; zú-kèng-hó; hó--kùe; iâⁿ--kùe; kiêⁿ--kùe; sèng--kùe. he is better today, kim-ji̍t iáu-hó; iáu-tsha̍h. you had better, put-zû; m̄-pí; m̄-chhin-chhiẽⁿ.

between, tang; tìn-tang; tong-iang; tong-sim; tong-kan; lãi.

bewail, ai-khàu; thòng-khoh; thiàⁿ-khàu.

beware, kṳ́n-sín; thî-huâng; kṳ́n-kù; kṳ́n-huâng.

bewidered, hũn-sim; kông-kông.

bewitch, iau-su̍t mîⁿ-nâng. bewitched, pĩ iau-su̍t só-mîⁿ; bua̍h--tie̍h; chhek--tie̍h.

beyond, tõ-gūa; gūa-pôiⁿ. the time, kùe-hãn; kùe-khî.

bezoar, gû-n̂g.

bias, phien-sim; sim-kuaⁿ phõ-che̍k-pôiⁿ; tōa-sòi-sim.

bib, a, ãm-ûi.

Bible, Siàⁿ-kiaⁿ; Siàⁿ-tsṳ.

biche-de-mer, hái-siam.

bicker, kháu-kak; kak-kháu; ũ-ūe; sie-à; khau-peh.