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BUTTON button, niúⁿ; saⁿ-niúⁿ. made of cloth, tsó-niuⁿe. gold, kim-khàu; kim-niúⁿ. hole, niúⁿ-phàng. on a cap, common, bō-tsu. mandarin, lia̍p-téng.

buttress, chhiêⁿ-tú; chhiêⁿ-tún. of bridge, kiê-tún.

buy, bói. oil, tò-iû. rice, tia̍h-bí; niêⁿ-bí. wine, kou-chiú. cloth, ka-pòu. fowls, lia̍h-koi. pork, kuah-tṳ-ne̍k; phah-tṳ-ne̍k. fish, téng-hṳ̂. and sell, bói-bōi.

buzz, ng-ng-kiè; hng-hng-kiè.

by, I was cheated by him, uá pĩ-i-tshuah; pun-i-tshuah; khṳt-i-tshuah. by (along) the shore, în-hái-kîⁿ. by weight, chiè-khin-tãng; chiè-chhìn-chheⁿ; chiè-tshâ-chhìn. by no means, būan-put-khó; tiāⁿ-tie̍h m̄-sĩ. by day, ji̍t--kùa; ji̍t--tsṳ́. by night, meⁿ--tsṳ́; mêⁿ--kùa. by himself, sai-khia-ẽ; ka-kī; toaⁿ-nâng. by chance, tú-ngõ; ngóu-jiên. by good luck, tsãu-hùe; hẽng-tit. by the way, tõ-lōu-chiēⁿ. by sea and land, tsúi-le̍k. by way of a place, tshông; tùi. year by year, nîⁿ-kùe-nîⁿ; che̍k-nîⁿ kùe-che̍k-nîⁿ. man by man, che̍k-nâng che̍k-nâng. little by little, chiãm-chiãm; mān-mān; khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ. to pay by the day, lũn-ji̍t hôiⁿ--nâng; chiè-ji̍t--sǹg. to lead by the hand, khan-chhiú. by the pattern, chiè-iēⁿ. by stealth, thau. by turns, sie-lûn. by and by, khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ; tán--siap-sî; mān--chē; ke--khùn-kiáⁿ; ke--khùn; ke-bô-kú.

bygone, íⁿ-keng-kùe; kì-uáng; soiⁿ-ji̍t.

byname, pie̍t-hō; thóu-hō. to give, tsò-pie̍t-hō.

bypath, lōu-kèⁿ; sié-lōu; sòi-lōu; phâng-kèⁿ.

bystander, tõ-phâng-piⁿ kâi-nâng.

byword, so̍k-gṳ́.



cabal, táng. to cabal, kat-táng; àm-mông; im-nâng.

cabbage, white, pe̍h-tshài.

cabin, kuaⁿ-tshng; kuaⁿ-thiaⁿ. in stern, tsûn-búe-lâu; bâ-lî; mâ-lî.

cabinet, the, lãi-koh.

cable, anchor, tèng-soh; tōa-tèng-soh. chain, thih-tèng-soh.

cackle, koi-bó kiè-ko̍k-ke. as hen about to lay, khou-toaⁿ.

cactus, sien-nâng pa-chiéⁿ; hue-uãng.

cadence, siaⁿ kûiⁿ-kẽ.