reflect, tui-siẽⁿ; chhim-siẽⁿ; sṳ-siẽⁿ. light, húan-chiè.
reflections, liãm-thâu; siẽⁿ-thâu.
reform, kói-kùe; hûe-thâu; pìⁿ-hó; pièn-hùe; hùe-kói; kói-ak tshông-siẽn.
refraction, ji̍t-iáⁿ siâ-chiè; tsúan-siâ.
refractory, pũe-nge̍k; m̃-sũn-ho̍k.
refrain, from, e.g. wine, kài; ke̍h.
refreshment, to take some, chia̍h-tiám-sim.
refuge, tiàm-sin kâi-ūi-tshṳ̀; tô-pī; pī-sin. to run for, tsáu-khṳ̀-tiàm; pī-lān; siám-lān; siám-pī.
refund, pûe-hôiⁿ.
refuse, to, tho-sî; m̄-khéng; m̄-hàuⁿ; m̄-tsún; m̄-ngũan.
refuse, nahⁿ-sap. of wine, chiú-tsau; tsau-phoh. of tea, tê-hu. of sugar cane, chià-phoh.
refute, piẽn-iâⁿ; piẽn-tó; poh-tó; piẽn-tiāu. refuted, piẽn-su; à m̄-kùe-chhiú.
regain, tsài-tit; lêng-ūaⁿ tit--tie̍h.
regard, kù; kèng-tõng; thóiⁿ-tõng. not to, put-kù; m̄-tshái; bô-kài-ì; bô-tshûn-liãm. regards to friends, mn̄g-hāu; chhiáⁿ-uaⁿ.
regatta, tàu-tsûn; tsûn-kiáⁿ sie-tàu-sái; tsûn-kiáⁿ sie-tàu-kò.
regenerate, têng-seⁿ; kói-sin; ūaⁿ-sin; têng-sin; tsãu-sin.
regent, thòi-lí kok-chèng.
regicide, chhì-kun.
regimen, khiēⁿ-tshùi; kài-kháu.
regiment, che̍k-ki-piaⁿ; che̍k-ki-kun.
region, tī-hng. the whole, che̍k-phài tī-hng; pìn-tī-hng.
register, to, kì; kì-lo̍k; teng-chiã; lo̍k-chiã. a, phõu; lo̍k-chiã; chheh-chiã. genealogical, tso̍k-phóu; hieⁿ-phóu.
regret, huân-ló; iu-būn; siẽⁿ-siú-hùe. to, liên-sieh; thiàⁿ-sieh. matter for, khó-sieh; khó-liên.
regular, ũ-tshùn-chhieh; ũ-tshṳ̀-tõiⁿ; ũ-tshôiⁿ-ãu; chiàⁿ. conduct, tuan-chiàⁿ; chiàⁿ-keng; kuaⁿ-chiàⁿ.
regulate, a watch, tshâu-chiàⁿ; tshâu-méⁿ-mān.
regulations, kui-lī; kui-tiâu; chiang-thiâⁿ; tiâu-kui; huap-tōu; kui-kṳ́; tsún-sîn.
rehearse, to one, o̍h pun-i-thiaⁿ.
reign, tsò-huâng-tì; tî-kok; tsõ-ūi; lí-kok-chèng; lí-chhiâu-chèng. in the reign of Tao-Kwang, Tãu-kuang nîⁿ--kan; Tãu-kuang tsõ-ūi.