obtuse, lú-tũn; ngûi-phûe.
obviate, mién; pī; tṳ̂; ṳ̃-pī.
obvious, mêng-pe̍h.
occasion, no, mién; mín-ēng; khó-íⁿ put-pit. what? ũ sĩ-mih kù-sṳ̄? sĩ-mih uân-kù? this, chí-hûe; chí-pái; chí-tshṳ̀; tshṳ́-tshṳ̀. on every, pâi-sî; pâi-hûe; sî-put-sî; sam-put-sî; múeⁿ-sî. take, chiã-sì; sêng-ki; sêng-ki-hũe; chiã-kù; chieh-tuan; sêng-khiah; sêng-sì; sêng chí-kâi sṳ̄-kù; chiã-tuan. occasionally, ũ-tiâng-sî; ũ-sî; che̍k-ē pùaⁿ-ē.
occiput, aũ-táu; chím-kut.
occult, pì-bāt; pì-mi̍t.
occupation, pńg-ngia̍p; chhiú-ngia̍p; sṳ̄-ngia̍p; chhiú-gōi; gōi-ngia̍p. literary, bûn-gōi. military, bú-gōi.
ocean, tōa-iêⁿ; tōa-hái. cross, kùe-hái; kùe-ou-tsúi.
occurrence, che̍k-tsuang-sṳ̄; che̍k-kiãⁿ-sṳ̄.
octagonal, poih-kak-hêng.
oculist, ngán-khue sin-seⁿ; ma̍k-khue sin-seⁿ; ui-ma̍k sin-seⁿ.
odd, seventy and odd, chhit-tsa̍p-gūa; chhit-tsa̍p-tshut. not even, khia. an odd shoe, kou-chiah-ôi; to̍k-chiah; toaⁿ-chiah; khia-chiah. peculiar, tshut-khî; koh-iēⁿ. odds and ends, lân-san; lân-ló; tshàm-tshùi mu̍eh-kiãⁿ.
ode, si; ko. Book of Odes, si-kiaⁿ.
odious, khó-ù; tshūa-nâng-lóu.
odour, bī; khì-bī; phang; hiang. of: the water of the sea, hái-tsúi; hái kâi-tsúi; hái-tói kâi-tsúi. a man of wealth, ũ-chîⁿ-tshâi kâi-nâng. of course, tsṳ̃-jiên; thien-jiên.
off, cut, kuah-tñg. far, hñg-hñg. run, tsáu--khṳ́.
offend, tit-tsũe; tit-tsõ--tie̍h; huãm-tsũe; tshok-huãm. offended, m̄-hàuⁿ; m̄-huaⁿ-hí; kièn-kuài. offensive smell, tshàu-hièn; ùe-khì. far too easily offended, chheⁿ-mīn; chheⁿ-mīn-hóuⁿ.
offer, as price, tshut-kè. as reward, hṳ́; tshut-siéⁿ-keh; tshut-hue-âng. a present, sàng-lói. tribute, chìn-kòng; chìn-hièn. offer it to him, mn̄g i àiⁿ--mé. make an offering, hõng; hièn; hièn-hõng; keng-hõng; keng-hièn; kèng-hõng; kèng-hièn.
office, cheh-hūn; kuaⁿ-cheh; cheh-jĩm; cheh-sṳ̄. enter, chiẽⁿ-jīm. one term of, che̍k-jīm. continue for another