tshut-chîⁿ. advanced guard, sien-hong. in office, kau-seng; chìn-khip; seng-kûiⁿ.
advantage, iah; lĩ-iah. to seek, thû-lĩ. of no advantage, bô-iah. advantageous, ũ-iah; hó-tit-lĩ; hó-thàn-chîⁿ.
adventure, thèng-tsãu-hùe. adventurous, káⁿ-tsò; káⁿ-ûi; tōa-táⁿ; thèng-tsãu-hùe tsò.
adverb, gṳ́-tsõ-sṳ̂.
adversary, tùi-thâu; uan-ke-thâu; chhiû; chhiû-te̍k; te̍k-chhiú; chhiû-jîn.
adversity, tsai-lān; tsai-hũa; hũam-lān; eh; nge̍k-kéng.
advertise, tshut-thiap-kiáⁿ; kàu-tsai. lost or stolen articles, tah-thiap-kiáⁿ.
advise, khǹg; khǹg-kòi; kà; khai-tãu.
advocate, tsò-tiâⁿ; sõng-sṳ; phõ-kò.
adze, póu-thâu.
afar, hñg; iâu-ién. to descry from, hñg-hñg mōⁿ-kìⁿ.
affable, un-jiû; un-hûa; liâng-siẽn; hiáu-lí.
affair, sṳ̄; sṳ̄-chhêng; sṳ̄-bũ. an, che̍k-kiãⁿ-sṳ̄.
affect, kám-tõng. deeply, sieⁿ-sim. to pretend to be anything, ké--tsò; tsuang--tsò. by external things, gūa-mue̍h só-tõng.
affection, thóng-ài; ài-chhêng; nâng-chhêng; ài-sieh. affectionate, sie-sieh; siang-ài. mother, tshṳ̂-bó.
affinity, chhin-so̍k; ngóu-ho̍k. of kindred, chhin-chhek. by marriage, chhin-chiâⁿ.
affirm, chèng-kṳ̃; chèng-si̍t; tàⁿ-sĩ; chiè-kò-tàⁿ.
affix, tah-tùe; sie-chiap. a seal, khap-ìn.
afflict, kia-hāi; bûa-lān, kan-khóu; lân-ûi. affliction, kan-lân; kan-khóu; sng-sṳ̄; pe̍h--sṳ̄ (mourning).
affluence, pù; pù-tsok; hong-sẽng; kãu-nauh; hong-tsok; pù-kãu.
afford, expenses, tshut-só-hùi. can, tng-tit-khí; taⁿ-tit-khṳ̀; tshut-tit-lâi. profit, seⁿ-lĩ; tshut-sek.
affront, tshok-huãm--tie̍h; tit-tsõ--tie̍h. see insult.
afloat, phû.
afoot, pōu-kiâⁿ; pōu-lién; kiâⁿ-lōu.
afraid, kiaⁿ; ùi; kiaⁿ-ùi; khióng-ùi; phàⁿ; hãi-phàⁿ; kiaⁿ-kũ. dont be, m̄-ùi.
after, aũ. three days, saⁿ-ji̍t-aũ; saⁿ-ji̍t tsṳ-aũ; kùe-ke saⁿ-ji̍t. I shall be after you, uá sûi-aũ chiũ-lâi. to follow, tùe tõ-aũ-mīn. to pursue, jiāu; tui. the pattern, chiè-iēⁿ; chiè-bôu. afterwards, aũ-lâi. ages, aũ-sì; ãu-tō. afternoon, ẽ-kùa; ẽ-
