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Writer, dâi bék; siā chīu: clerk, siā cê: –'s pay, bêk cṳ̄: to hire a –, chiáng táik siā.

Wrong, adj. dâng; ng diŏh; cháuk: all –, dŭ dâng kô̤; lūng cūng dâng: – end first, dăng dó̤ tàu: to confesss a –, nêng dâng; bùi̤ uâ; bùi̤ bók sê: V. hâi; càng hâi.

Wrought iron, dā tiêk.

Wry, uăi; sià: – face, uăi chói.

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Yam, sṳ̀.

Yamen, ngà muòng: – runner, chă̤ iăh.

Yard, mā: court, tiĕng cāng.

Yarn, mièng să.

Yawn, báh chói.

Ye, nṳ̄; nṳ̄ gáuk nè̤ng.

Yea, sê; ciáng sê.

Year, nièng: – of age, huói: a full – of age, có̤i: a – & 2 ms. old, có̤i nê: this –, gĭng nièng; gĭng nièng màng; buōng nièng: last –, kó̤ nièng; kó̤ nièng màng: next –, màng nièng; lài nièng: the year before last –, sŏ̤h nièng: the – previous to – before last, nŏ̤h sŏ̤h nièng: the – after next, âu nièng: – after – after next, nó̤h âu nièng: the close of the –, niéng dău; nièng màng; nièng biĕng: a – of plenty, hŭng nièng: a – having an intercalary month, nông nièng: a – or half a –, siŏh nièng buáng cāi: from three to five years, săng nièng ngô cāi: a happy new –! bái nièng: to offer new – congratulations, hô nièng: the current –, buòng nièng.

Yearly, nièng nièng; mūi̤ nièng.