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URGE
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VAIN

urge, to, tshui; tshui-pek; kek; piàⁿ-kín; tshui-piàⁿ; tshui-kín. urgent, kín; kín-iàu; iàu-kín; pek-chhiet.

urine, jiē. to pass, pàng-jiē; sié-kói; sié-piẽn; siáu-piẽn. retention of, sié-piẽn bõi-kiâⁿ; sié-piẽn m̄-thong (or, m̄-lĩ). incontinence of, siàm-jiē. pass involuntarily, as child, tshūa-jiē. urinal, jiē-hû; mêⁿ-hû; piẽn-hû.

urn, mortuary, kim-sieⁿ; kim-pãu; húe-kim-pãu.

usage, kui-kṳ́; so̍k; hong-so̍k; sî-siãng.

use, to, ēng. ill, po̍h-thãi; khi-hũ; uan-khut. in common use, siêⁿ-ēng. of use, ũ-ēng; hó-ēng. of no, bô-ēng; bô-lōu-ēng. out of, ēng-m̄-tie̍h; mién-ēng. useful, ũ-ēng; ũ-iah.

usual, phêng-siêⁿ; phêng-sù; pâi-tńg.

usurp, chiàm; âⁿ. authority, chhiàm-khûan; tsuan-khûan. the throne, tshùan-ūi; chiàm-ūi. a usurper, pà-uâng; chhiàm-uâng.

usury, lĩ-sek khah-tãng; tãng-lāi. to lend on heavy usury, pàng-tãng-lāi.

utensil, khì-kũ; ke-húe; khì.

utterance, kháu-tshâi; kháu-lẽng; õi-tàⁿ-ūe.

utterly, ke̍k; chì-ke̍k; kàu-ke̍k; tsa̍p-hun; liáu-liáu; chĩn; tsò-che̍k-ē; chheng-tshó; kan-chẽng.


V.

vacant, khang; bô-mue̍h-tõ; khang-hṳ. vacancy in office, khueh-jĩm; khueh-ūi; khàng-khueh; hṳ-khueh.

vacation, of school, pàng-kè.

vaccinate, chèng-tāu. vaccine matter, tāu-chieⁿ; tāu-chéng.

vagabond, phiau-liû; liû-lî sit-só.

vagina, im-hõu; súaⁿ-mn̂g; im-mn̂g.

vagrant, iû-chhiú.

vague, u-khuah; m̄-chhiet-lí; m̄-chhiet sṳ̄-chhêng; hùam.

vail, to, chia. the face, chia-mīn; muaⁿ-mīn. a, chia-mīn-se; ou-kṳn.

vain, in, thû-lâu bô-iah; thû-lâu bô-kong; thû-jiên. labour, uán-hùi kang-hu; uáng-hùi cheng-sîn; thû-hùi sim-sṳ.

vain, tsṳ̃-khua; tsṳ̃-sĩ; hàuⁿ-hua; kiau-chhia; hṳ-khua.