slime, thôu-nîⁿ; thôu-mûe-chièⁿ; siêⁿ; sûaⁿ. of snails, lô-sûaⁿ. pass slimy matter from the bowels, pàng-sûaⁿ.
sling, a, huat-chie̍h kâi-soh. to, the arm, tiàu-chhiú.
slip, liù-pua̍h (on an incline); liū-pua̍h (on level slippery surface); liù-kha; sit-kha; sit-tsok; thām-phiù-kha. out of the hand, sit-chhiú; phiù-chhiú. away, thut-tsáu; thau-tsáu. slips, phièn; tek-chhiam (bamboo); tsúa-tiâu (paper). slips of plants, chhiū-tsai; hue-tsai. slip of the tongue, sit-ngân; sit-kháu; kháu-kùe; tàⁿ-tāⁿ.
slippers, ôi-thua; ôi-liauh; ìⁿ-búe-ôi (all without heels); piẽn-ôi.
slippery, liù-liù-ku̍t; liū-liū-ku̍t; ku̍t.
slit, le̍h; li̍h.
slope, siâ. gentle, suaⁿ-pou; pho-lo-sia.
slothful, tõaⁿ; lán-tõaⁿ; hãi-tãi; phî-tõaⁿ; hàuⁿ-tõaⁿ; tham-tõaⁿ.
slovenly, lah-tah; láng-tháng. see slothful.
slow, mān; chhî. of speech, tshùi tun; tshùi-chi̍h tun. slowly, khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ; ûn-ûn; mān-mān.
sluice, tsúi-tsa̍h; tsúi-chhēng.
slur, over, chhìn-tshái-tsò; tsò-sṳ̄ ló-ló tshó-tshó; sûi-sûi piẽn-piẽn; huh-huh tshuah-tshuah.
smack, of the lips, tap-kháu-sianh.
small, sòi; siáu; iùⁿ; mûiⁿ. quantity, chié; tiám-kiáⁿ; sut-kiáⁿ; lân-ló; se-su; si-si; su-su; se-se. rain, hõu-kiáⁿ mûiⁿ-mûiⁿ.
small-pox, tshut-tsu; gâu-a-niêⁿ; sún-tsái; thien-hue see pox.
smart, lêng-lāi; kha-chhiú õi; kha-chhiú khin-khùe kiau-kiah.
smart, to, tshǹg-thiàⁿ. cause to, as the eyes, soh--tie̍h.
smash, phùa-tshùi; khà-phùa tshùi-tshùi.
smattering, chhién-ha̍k; ēng-kang m̄-kàu.
smear, kôu; kôu-buah.
smell, a, bī. pleasant, phang-bī. offensive, tshàu-bī; ha-bī. sour, sng-bī. to, phīⁿ-tie̍h. do not, phīⁿ-m̄-tie̍h. of liquor, chiú-bī.
smelt, to, tsù. iron ore, khan-kóiⁿ; khan-lôu.
smile, chhiè; mûiⁿ-chhiè; ba-bun-chhiè.
smith, black-, phah-thih sai-pẽ. silver-, phah-ngṳ̂n sai-pẽ. smithy, phah-thih-tiàm (or, phòu).
