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BORN born, seⁿ; seⁿ-tshut-sì; tshut-sì. again, têng-seⁿ.

borrow, chieh; chhia.

bosom, huâi; sim-huâi; sim-kuaⁿ; heng-huâi.

botany, hue-tsháu tsóng-lũn.

both, nõⁿ-kâi; sang-kâi; liáng-kâi; jī-ke; liáng-ke; liáng-pôiⁿ.

bottle, po-lî-tsun; kuàn; tãng. ink-bottle, ba̍k-tsúi-kuàn; ba̍k-tsúi-tãng; ba̍k-tsúi-hû. bottle-gourd, hôu-lôu.

bottom, tói; ẽ-tói. to the bottom, kàu-tói; tîm-tah-tói. of the heart, sim-tói; sim-tī. bottomless, bô-tói; chhim-bô-tói.

bough, ki; chhiū-ki; chhiū-kàng; chhiū-pà.

bounce, against, tsuãng--tie̍h.

boundary, kau-kài; kéng-kài; tī-kài; kài-hãn.

boundless, bô-hãn; sǹg m̄-pat tò-khṳ̀; bô-pān; bô-liáu.

bounty, ṳn-hũ. bountiful, si-hũi; sṳ̀-ṳn; tōa-pù-si.

bouquet, of flowers, che̍k-pé-hue; che̍k-tẽⁿ-hue.

bow, keng. to bend a, khui-keng; mán-keng; tau-keng. and arrows, keng-chìⁿ. bowstring, keng-hîⁿ. to string a bow, tieⁿ-keng; chiẽⁿ-keng; chiẽⁿ-hîⁿ. bow for cotton, tôaⁿ-mîⁿ-keng. bowman, keng-chìⁿ-chhiú.

bow, to, ip-tsã; tsak-ip. to the ground, khàu-thâu; khap-thâu; khàu-siú; kiâⁿ-tōa-lói.

bowels, tn̂g; tóu-tn̂g; tãi-chhiâng; siáu-chhiâng. obstruction of, tãi-piẽn kâi-lōu m̄-thong; tãi-piẽn pĩ-kat. inflammation of, tn̂g seⁿ-húe; tóu-lãi huat-húe; tóu-lãi zua̍h.

bowl, uáⁿ; au. large, uáⁿ-kong. one bowl of rice, che̍k-uáⁿ-pn̄g. of a lamp, teng-tsúaⁿ.

bowlegged, tháng-khou-kha.

box, sieⁿ; a̍p; che̍k-kha-sieⁿ; sieⁿ-láng. packing-box, tsuang-sieⁿ. to box, phah-khûn-thâu. boxer, khûn-thâu sai-pẽ.

boy, a nôuⁿ; nôuⁿ-kiáⁿ. is this a boy or a girl? sĩ ta-pou a-sĩ tsṳ-niêⁿ? boy approaching manhood (14 or 15), nôuⁿ-kiáⁿ-thûn.

bracelet, chhiú-huân.

braces, khòu-tòa; khòu-liāu.

bracket, chhiêⁿ-tû; kè. support, tú.

brackish, kiâm; se-su-kiâm; kiâm-chhi̍h kiâm-chhi̍h; kiâm-siam; pùaⁿ-kiâm-tãⁿ; pùaⁿ-kiâm-chiáⁿ.

brag, sueh-huáng; la-kè; tàⁿ-tōa-ūe; tsṳ̃-khua.

braid, kún-tiâu; pĩⁿ. put on, khan-pĩⁿ.

brain, thâu-khak-tshúe; náuⁿ-tshúe.