mih-mue̍h; huâm-sĩ-mih-mue̍h. every tenth man, tsa̍p-nâng tshú-che̍k. every four years, sì-nîⁿ che̍k-pái. every fall of rain will make it cooler, pàn-hõu pàn-liâng.
evidence, phêng-kṳ̃; pêng-kṳ̃; chèng-kṳ̃. in court, tn̂g-keng; kháu-keng. to recant, húan-kháu-keng; húan-keng.
evident, mêng; mêng-pe̍h; hién-hīn; hīn.
evil, ak; hiong-ak. misfortune, hũa; tsai-hũa. good and evil, siẽn-ak. evil-minded, ak-sim. evil-speaking, húiⁿ-pãng; pãng-húiⁿ. to look on one with an evil eye, kòu-kĩ.
ewe, iêⁿ-bó.
ewer, tsúi-kùan.
exact, demand, thó. exact what is not due, le̍k-sok; pak-le̍k; khek-pak. hard and exacting, khek-po̍h. accurate, sòi-siâng; siâng-sòi; tsṳ́-sòi; kang-hu; cheng-sòi; sié-sim; miⁿ-ba̍t; sòi-ba̍t. exactly, bô-tshò; tie̍h; tùi-tùi. just exactly, nẽⁿ tùi-tùi.
exaggeration, huang-thâng (fabulous stories); tàⁿ-ūe khah-kùe-ûi; tàⁿ khah-kùe-sĩm; tàⁿ khah-kùe-tōu.
exalt, kṳ́; kṳ́-khí; kau-kṳ́. oneself, tsṳ̃-kau.
examine, chhê; húang-mn̄g; sím-mn̄g; séⁿ-tshat; kàm-tshat; sòi-thóiⁿ; kháu-kiù. goods, chhê-hùe. a witness, mn̄g-keng. literary examination, kháu-kà; kháu-chhì; kháu-tsṳ; kháu-mn̄g.
example, iēⁿ; môⁿ-iēⁿ; piáu-iēⁿ. for example, phì-zũ; phì-zû.
exasperate, kek-nâng-khì; sái-nâng-khì; lõng-nâng-khì; tshok-nâng-khì.
excavate, liú-khang; khui-khang; ku̍t-khang.
exceed, kùe. bounds, kùe-hūn; kùe-liãng; kùe-tōu. exceedingly, siãng; tsa̍p-hun; tsãi (after the qualified word). excessively, khah-kùe-tōa; khah-kùe-thâu; khah-kùe-sĩm; khah-thài-kùe.
excel, iâⁿ; iâⁿ--kùe; kiêⁿ--kùe; hó--kùe. excellent, siãng-hó; múiⁿ. Your Excellency, tãi-jîn; tōa-lãu-iâ; thài-iâ.
except, tṳ̂; tṳ̂-gūn. none except this man came, chheng tshṳ́-nâng lâi, ãu bô-nâng-lâi. all are come except so & so, lóng-tsóng kàu--liáu toaⁿ móng-nâng būe-kàu.
exchange, uāⁿ; tùi-uāⁿ; sie-uāⁿ; kau-uāⁿ; thiâu-uāⁿ. places, sie-uāⁿ-ūi. money, táu-chîⁿ.
excise, hiàng-sùe; hiàng-ngṳ̂n.
excite, people, tõng-nâng-sim; kám-tõng. excite and
