– read, bók lō̤ hō̤; cṳ̆ guóng hō̤.
Wen, că lìu.
West, să̤: westerly, hióng să̤; dièu să̤.
Wet, lâng: damp, nóng: got – by the rain, ké̤uk ṳ̄ uóh lâng: – through & through, lâng tĕ̤ng táu: sloppy, lū lăk.
Wet-nurse, nèng nā̤; nè̤ng huáng.
Whale, gṳ̆ng ngṳ̀.
Whalebone, gĭng ngṳ̀ gáuk.
Wharf, dò̤-tàu; mā-tàu.
What, sié nó̤h; miéh nó̤h; miéh: that wich, sū: – need? dăi sāi: what's the matter? sié nó̤h miàng; sié nó̤h dái; sí dâi ié.
Whatever, dâi huàng; sū īu; mò̤ lâung sié nó̤h.
Wheat, măh: – bran, măh puŏ: – straw, măh gō̤: – flour, miêng hūng; miêng muŏk: buckwheat, săng gáe̤k măh.
Wheedle, hè̤ mê.
Wheel, chiă lùng.
Wheel-barrow, chīu-chiă.
Wheeze, chuāng; kê chuāng.
When, miêng âu; niŏh ū; siê nó̤h sì hâiu; hò̤ sì.
Whence, iù de̤ng-nē̤: – did you come? nṳ̄ dĕ̤ng-nē̤ lì: the cause for which, sū ī iòng.
Whenever, sùi sì.
Where, dĕ̤ng-nē̤.
Wherefore, (interrogative), ciŏng gì; ciŏng iông gì; kŏ̤ diê; ká̤ á̤: for which reason, sū i; sū i iòng.
Wheresoever, sùi ché̤ṳ.
Whereupon, cêu.
Whet, muài: – the appetite, kŭi ôi; kŭi bì.
Whether, – or not? sê à ng sê.
Whetstone, dò̤ siŏh.
Which, diê ciáh: that –, sū.
