worm, a, thâng. earth-worm, kãu-ún. in the intestines, kam-thâng. in books, tsù-thâng. worm-eaten, tsù-tiāu; khòi-tiāu.
wormwood, în-tîn; în-tîn khóu-chhì.
worse, kèng-m̄-hó; zú-m̄-hó; zû-kèng m̄-hó; kèng-sĩm; kèng-hāi; zú-sí. sickness, pēⁿ kèng-tãng. daily growing worse, che̍k-ji̍t kìⁿ-ji̍t-tãng.
worship, to, pài; kũi-pài; kèng-pài; kèng-hõng, go to worship, khṳ̀-lói-pài. to worship idols, pài-sîn; pài-lãu-iâ; pài-tshâ-sîn; sāi-lãu-iâ. ancestors, pài-a-kong; pài-tsóu; pài-ke-sîn.
worst, ke̍k-ak; siãng-ak; chì-ak; siãng-téng m̄-hó.
worsted, zông-sùaⁿ. stockings, kãu-ún-bue̍h; hôu-khî-bue̍h.
worth, what is it? ta̍t jie̍h-tsōi-chîⁿ? kè-ta̍t jie̍h-tsōi? sĩ-mih-kè? not worth a single cash, m̄-ta̍t kâi-chîⁿ; put-ta̍t che̍k-bûn. is it worth the trouble? m̄-tsai póu-tit-kùe kang-la̍t, mé?
worthless, bô-ēng; bô-iah; m̄-tèng-ēng; hiã-téng (of people). fellow, siáu-jîn.
worthy, kham-kai. he is worthy to receive it, kham-kai hó-tit-tie̍h; pńg-téng hó-tit--tie̍h.
wound, to, sieⁿ; phah-sieⁿ; sieⁿ--tie̍h; sún-sieⁿ; sieⁿ-sún. with a knife or sword, to-sieⁿ. with shot, chhèng-sieⁿ. wounded, õi-sieⁿ; siũ-sieⁿ. a wound, chhieⁿ-kháu; sieⁿ-kháu.
wrangle, sie-cheⁿ; sie-à; sie-jiáng; jiáng kàu kî-kâ-kiè; jiáng kàu kũang-kũang-kiè. wrap to, pau; phah-pau. round, tîⁿ; tsāng; hâ. wrapper for books, thû-su; chheh-pòu.
wrath, see ANGER.
wreak, to, vengeance, soh-hṳ̃n; sia̍p-hún.
wreck, phùa-tsûn; pua̍h-phùa-tsûn; tiam-phùa-tsûn; pua̍h-tiāu-tsûn.
wren, chheⁿ-thî; thiau-liâu.
wrench, tsũn; tsũn-tshúa. off, tsũn-tiāu.
wrestle, sie-khím sie-mán; tòu-la̍t; tòu-la̍t pí-bú; lám-kau-pua̍h; pua̍h-kau.
wretched, khóu-miāⁿ; chhi-tshám; khiông-khóu; sin-chiēⁿ kan-khóu.
wriggle, tsũn-a-tsũn; kũan-a-kũan; thâu-hìⁿ búe-hìⁿ (as worm).
wring, to, tsũn. dry, tsũn-ta.
