astounded, kiaⁿ-kàu hua̍k--chē-kiè; kiaⁿ-kàu hehⁿ--chē-kiè; kiaⁿ-kàu ngo̍h-ngo̍h; kiaⁿ-kàu kông-kông.
astray, tsáu-tshò-lōu; kiâⁿ-tāⁿ lōu-thû.
astride, khiâ-tsõ; khiâ-bé-tsõ; thí-kha-tsõ.
astringent, tau-tsũ, chí-sià-ie̍h; siu-liám.
astrologer, lo̍h-ngóu-chheⁿ; khùaⁿ-miāⁿ.
astronomer, kuan-thien-bûn; thien-bûn-sṳ̃. Imperial, khim-thien-kàm.
astronomy, thien-bûn.
asunder, tñg; keh-tñg; keh-khui; pun-khui; pie̍t-khui.
asylum, for infants, io̍k-eng-tn̂g; iáng-io̍k-tn̂g. for old people, ku-láu-īⁿ; iáng-chì-īⁿ. for lepers, thái-ko-liâu.
at, kàu; chì; tõ; kṳ̃n.
athwart, hûeⁿ; obliquely, ka-lak-siâ.
atlas, tī-tôu; tī-lí-tôu.
atmosphere, thiⁿ-khì (weather).
atom, che̍k-tiám-kiáⁿ; se-su-kiáⁿ.
atone, so̍k-tsũe; so̍k-tńg tsũe-kùe.
atrocious, hiong-ak; hiau-hiông.
attach, tah. a seal, khap-ìn.
attachment, siang-ài. great, sieh-tsãi lī-m̄-khui; lân-íⁿ kuah-siá; lân-íⁿ kuah-ài.
attack, kong-khek. a city, kong-siâⁿ; phah-siâⁿ.
attain, tit; tit--tie̍h; kàu; ki̍p. attain literary rank, tit-kong-miâⁿ; ji̍p-o̍h. the various degrees, (1) ji̍p-siù-tsâi; (2) tèng-kṳ́-jîn; (3) tèng-chìn-sṳ̃; (4) tiám-hân-lîm.
attempt, chhì-tsò; chhì-thóiⁿ; thèng-tsãu-hùe; thèng-hiau-hẽng.
attend, mind, ēng-sim; liû-sim. to business, pōiⁿ-sṳ̄; lí-sṳ̄. upon somebody, ho̍k-sṳ̃; sṳ̃-hāu; kṳn-sûi; tsáu-tãng; teng-tùe. on sick person, teng-tùe; khâng-khiâ.
attendants, kṳn-pan; kṳn-sûi.
attentive, ēng-sim; sié-sim; liû-sim; tsuan-sim.
attest, tsò-chèng; tsò-chèng-kṳ̃.
auction, to sell by, pie-mue̍h-kiãⁿ; khà-lõi-lang.
aunt, paternal, a-kou. maternal, bó-î. aunt’s husband, a-tiẽⁿ; kou-tiẽⁿ.
audacious, káⁿ-táⁿ; tōa-táⁿ; káⁿ-tsak káⁿ-ûi.
audience, to have a large, tsōi-tsōi-nâng lâi-thiaⁿ. with a king, chhiâu-kìⁿ; chiẽⁿ-chhiâu; kìⁿ-huâng-tì.
auspicious, kit; siâng; kit-tiãu; siâng-sũi.
austere, tsang-ngiâm; ngiâm-sok; kùe-ngiâm; ngiâm-khek.
