Abrade, gáuk: abraded, gáuk kó̤.
Abreast, to walk –, bà̤-bà̤ giàng.
Abridge, gāng-sanḡ; gāng.
Abroad, chók nguói.
Abruptly, huók-iòng-găng; dŏk-iòng-găng; sák-sì-găng; săng-bók siŏh-sì; sák-bŏk diòng-sì.
Abscess, nè̤ng-chŏng.
Abscond, diō-biê; dò cāu: – from creditors, diō cái: has absconded líu kó̤; líu cāu.
Absent, mò̤ diŏh; mò̤ diŏh lā̤; mò̤ dê̤ṳ.
Absent-minded, sĭng mò̤ diŏh lā̤; sĭng sáng kó̤; mò̤ sĭng.
Absolve, siá cô̤i; bóng.
Absorb, só̤: – all one's energies, ê̤ṳng cêng lík.
Abstain, gái.
Abstemious, sāng siăh.
Abstract, summary, dâi-mō̤; cūng-mō̤.
Abstruse, chĭng-uōng; chĭng-ó̤; ó̤-miêu.
Absurd, opposed to reason, mò̤ ciā lī; ngâng.
Abundant, cêng sâ̤; muāng cé̤ṳ́k.
Abuse, ill-treat, káng-dâi ngài; kŏ̤-ngiŏk: make an ill use of, sāi d(illegible text)ng: call bad names, có-má: slander, càng-cáing.
Abyss, chĭng kăng.
Academy, cṳ̆-iêng; hŏk-dòng.
Accede, cūng; ṳ̄ng-cūng.
Accelerate, siông-gīng.
Accent, N. ĭng dâe̤ng.
Accept, sĭu; sêu-năk:– with thanks, liâng sià: decline to –, sṳ̀ng sĭu.
Acceptable, hâk-é; dé̤ṳng-ê.
Access, chĭng-gê̤ṳng.
Accidentally, ngēu-iòng; nguô có̤.
Acclimated, has become – here, cŭ-uái cūi-tū siăh dék diŏh.
