sincere, sêng-si̍t; si̍t-sim si̍t-ì; chin-sim chin-ì; sêng-ì; sêng-sim sêng-ì.
sinecure, khang-hâm; chia̍h-kan-hóng.
sinew, kṳn. contraction of the sinews, thiu-kha-kṳn.
sing, ngîm-si; chhiàng-ko; ko-chhiàng; chhiè-khek; sõng-si. street-singer, tsáu-chhiàng.
Singapore, Si̍t-la̍t; Sin-kia-po.
singe, sie--tie̍h; húe sie. as food, sticking to pot, tie̍h-sie. as hair, húe sie; chhih-tie̍h; lua̍h-tie̍h.
single, toaⁿ; che̍k. singly, it-it; che̍k-nâng che̍k-nâng; ta̍k-it. one fold, toaⁿ-têng.
singular, see strange.
sink, tîm; tîm-lo̍h. in water, tîm-tsúi. in vice, tîm-ne̍k tõ-ak. see sunk.
sip, lim; tshueh.
Sir, tsun-kè; lãu-tia; láu-tsṳ́; lãu-nâng-ke; sin-seⁿ; siàng-kong.
sister, ché-mūeⁿ; chí-mūeⁿ. elder, a-ché. younger, a-mūeⁿ. sister-in-law, a-só (wife of older brother); sié-ḿ (wife of younger brother); tĩ-hũ (id.). wife's sister, chhi-î. mother's, bó-î. husband's a-kou.
sit, to, tsõ. on horseback, khiâ-bé. cross-legged, phûan-khí-kha tsõ. please sit down, chhiáⁿ-tsõ. on one's knee, tsõ tõ i-kâi-kha--thâu.
situation, tī-ūi; cheh-hūn; cheh-jĩm.
six, la̍k. hexagonal, la̍k-kak.
size, tōu-liãng; liãng-tōu. what? ũ-jie̍h-tōa? size (glue) ka-tsúi.
skate, fish, hang-hṳ̂.
skein, of thread, che̍k-tshâng-sùaⁿ.
skeleton, kut-thói; koú-kut. like a, chek-sin tou-sĩ-kut.
sketch, to, ūe; ūe-kó; ngóu-pit; phah-kó; phah-tshó (writing).
skewer, sie-ne̍k-tshuàn.
skill, chhiú-gōi; chhiú-tūan; ki-khá; khá-gōi; hó-chhiú-gōi. skilled, keng-liēn; se̍k-chhiú; cheng-kong; cheng-khá; kong-khá; miâⁿ-ke; gâu; õi; tsò-kang kui-lōu. in managing, õi-siẽⁿ sim-sṳ̄.
skim, liê; liê-tiāu; liê-khí. froth, liê-phue̍h. skimmer, tâng-sî; tâng-sie̍h.
skin, phûe; phûe-hu. to, pak-tiāu-phûe. skin & bone, nâng-póu; têng-phûe nêⁿ-têng-kut. disease, phûe-hu-pēⁿ.
