weapon, piaⁿ-khì; ke-húe; kan-kho; pâi-chhieⁿ.
wear, to, clothes, chhēng-saⁿ. a hat, tì-bō. a ring, kùa-chhiú-hûan (armlet); kùa-chhiú-tsat (finger-ring). wear holes in one's clothes, chhēng-phùa saⁿ-khòu. as (e.g.) grind-stone, siám-si̍h; siau-si̍h. worn out, chhēng-kàu-phùa; lau-se; thiau-se; phùa-mo̍hⁿ.
weary, khùn; kha sng; kha sng, chhiú nńg.
weather, thîⁿ-sî; thiⁿ; thiⁿ-khì. mild, thiⁿ-sî un-hûa; thiⁿ-sî thiâu-hûa. hot, thiⁿ-sî zua̍h. fair, thiⁿ-sî chêⁿ. -beaten, mīn pha̍k-ou; huang khau-ou. -cock, sũn-huang-kî; tiāⁿ-huang-tsam; huang-sìn-kî.
weave, keⁿ-pòu; chit-pòu. weaver's beam, te̍k-sim.
web, of cloth, che̍k-phit-pòu; che̍k-kui-pòu. spider's, ti-tu-si. the spider makes his web, ti-tu keⁿ-si; ti-tu kit-mãng; ti-tu thòu-si. web-footed, ũ-ah-tôi.
wedding, a, hun-in. -chair, sin-niêⁿ-kiē; hue-kiē. see MARRY.
wedge, chiⁿ; tshâ-chiⁿ; thih-chiⁿ. to wedge, chiⁿ; chiⁿ-kín; chiⁿ-soih. to open with wedges, chiⁿ-khui.
Wednesday, lói-pài-saⁿ; pài-saⁿ.
weed, a, tsháu. to, khau-tsháu; mán-tsháu. sea-weed, hái-soi.
week, one, che̍k-kâi lói-pài; chhit-ji̍t.
weep, to, khàu; lâu-ma̍k-tsap.
weevils, tsù-iêⁿ; tsù-kak-iêⁿ.
weigh, to, téng; chhìn (with steelyard); phêng (with balances). weights, chhìn-thûi; lî-téng-thûi; lî-chhìn-thûi; tô-chí; phêng-chí. of a clock, sî-cheng-thūi. what is the weight? ũ-jie̍h-tãng? téng-jie̍h-tãng? weighty, tãng. to weigh anything in the hand, chhìn jie̍h-tãng; chhìm jie̍h-tãng. anchor, po̍ih-tèng; chhia-tèng; khie̍h-tèng. a matter, chim-chiak; phah-sǹg; pheⁿ-phah; phah-pheⁿ.
welcome, to, hí-chiap; huan-ngêng.
well, in health, nâng hó; sin-chiēⁿ zû-zuán; sóng-khùai; khùaⁿ-ua̍h; uaⁿ-jiên; phêng-an; thiâu-hûa. written (as composition), pit-ba̍k hó; pit-tói hó. written (as characters), jī ngiáⁿ; ngiáⁿ-jī; õi-khiâ-pit; õi-siá-jī; jī tuan-khái; jī siù-se̍k. made, tsò-lâi kang-hu. cooked, sa̍h-se̍k; pû-mîⁿ. known, tshut-miâⁿ; hién-miâⁿ; tù-miâⁿ. bred, hiáu-lí; ũ-ke-kà; hiáu-kui-kṳ́; ũ-lói-huap. dressed, chhēng-hó-saⁿ. are you well? lṳ́ ũ-phêng-an, mé? well
