portentous, hiong-tiãu; kuài-ĩ.
porter, pé-mn̂g; thóiⁿ-mn̂g; siú-mn̂g; chiéⁿ-mn̂g. carrier of burdens, taⁿ-kang; taⁿ-tàⁿ-nâng; thiau-hu; taⁿ-kieh.
portico, mn̂g-lâu.
portion, hūn. what belongs to one's, hūn-tsôiⁿ kâi-mue̍h.
portrait, hí-sîn; siáu-ngiá; sièⁿ. to paint, ūe-sièⁿ; thûan-sîn. by photography, hoh-sièⁿ; hoh-iáⁿ; hoh-siáu-ngiá. painter, ūe-sièⁿ sin-seⁿ.
Portugal, Phû-thô-giâ.
position, tī-ūi; ūi-tshṳ̍.
positive, tuàn; tiāⁿ; tuàn-tiāⁿ.
possess, ũ. to be possessed, phah-tang; phah-ki; lo̍h-sîn; pun-kúi tùe--tie̍h; siáu-sîn--phû; siáu-kûi. possessions, ngia̍p; mu̍eh-ngia̍p; ke-ngia̍p; ke-sṳ̄; ke-tsṳ; súaⁿ-ngia̍p; mu̍eh-súaⁿ.
possible, tsò-tit-lâi; lêng-tit-tsò kâi-sṳ̄. can it be possible! káⁿ-bô-iáⁿ!
post, a, thiãu; khṳ̍t.
post, a letter, kià-sìn. post-office, bûn-tsṳ-kuán; tsṳ-sìn-kuán. -station , ia̍h-ku´¯n; ia̍h-tsãm; kuan-ia̍h. -runner, bé-sìn; tshoiⁿ-lí-bé; tsáu-bûn-tsṳ; tî-bûn-tsṳ.
posterity, ãu; ãu-ĩ; kiáⁿ-sun; ãu-tō. descend to, thuân-pun ãu-ĩ; thuân-pun ãu-pùe.
posthumous, child, zūi-pak-kiáⁿ.
postpone, lâu-mān; chhî-mān.
pot, for cooking, tũn-puah; chien-puah; chien-pûaⁿ; ue (deeper); sua-ue; seⁿ-ue (iron). flower, puah; hue-puah. water, kuàn; tsúi-kuàn; tsúi-kng. chamber, hû; mêⁿ-hû; jiē-hû. lid, khàm; kùa; khòiⁿ.
potash, kiⁿ.
potato, hô-lan-tsṳ̂. sweet, huan-tsṳ̂; huan-kuah; tī-kue.
pot-bellied, tōa-tóu-tháng; tōa-tóu-lak; tóu kuai-kuai.
potter, tsò-hûi sai-pẽ. pottery, hûi-khì; tshou-hûi. a pottery, hûi-iê.
pouch, lâng; tō; ie-tõu.
poultice, to put on, tah-pñg-lia̍p. linseed, tah mûaⁿ-chí-hún.
poultry, koi-ah.
pounce, on chicken, as hawk, liáu-eng-pô tiàu-koi-kiáⁿ.
pound, Chinese, kṳn. English, pong.
pound, to, cheng; tûi.
