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 A Dictionary of some of the more important words in the Swatow dialect.


 * Abandon,
 * Pàng-tiòu
 * 去丢


 * Ability,
 * Pún-sṳ̃; pún-niáⁿ; tshâi-chhêng
 * 本事　本領　才情


 * Able,
 * Õi; miâⁿ-ke
 * 能　能幹


 * Abolish,
 * Tṳ̂-tiòu; hùi-tiòu
 * 革除　廢無


 * Abominable,
 * Khó-ù
 * 可惡


 * Abrasion,
 * Phiù-phûe; lṳ̄--tiéh
 * 破皮


 * Abscond,
 * Tsáu-khṳ̀-tiàm
 * 走去藏


 * Absurd,
 * Thôu-thâu; bô-iáⁿ


 * Abuse,
 * Mēⁿ
 * 罵


 * Accept,
 * Siu
 * 收


 * Accident,
 * Ngóu-jiên
 * 偶然


 * Accidentally,
 * M̄-tsai-thâu
 * 唔知頭


 * Accompany, a person off,
 * Sàng
 * 送


 * a funeral,
 * Sàng-sng
 * 送喪


 * Accomplish,
 * Tsò-chiâⁿ; sêng
 * 做成　成