bran, be̍h-khng; be̍h-phou; be̍h-phou-phûe.
branch, ki; chhiū-ki; chhiū-pà; chhiū-kàng. branch off, pun-ki; khui-a; pun-a.
brand, chhiah-jī; chhih-jī; ù-jī. a, hō; jī-hō.
brandish, a sword, mõng-kiàm; bú-kiàm.
brass, tâng; n̂g-tâng. brass-leaf, tâng-po̍h.
bravado, õi-tàⁿ bõi-kiâⁿ; huah-sì; hàuⁿ-huah.
brave, ióng-káⁿ; káⁿ-sí; ũ-táⁿ; ũ-táⁿ-lia̍k; ũ-táⁿ-la̍t; ũ-táⁿ-liãng. a brave, ióng-tsàng.
brawl, uan-ke lâ-chè; sie-jiáng; tshàu-nãuⁿ; ki-ka bó-jiáng.
bray, lṳ̂ kiè.
brazier, phah-tâng sai-pẽ. brazen, tâng--tsò. brazen-faced, mīn-phûe-kãu; m̄-sieh thí-mīn; put-kù liâm-chhí.
breach, of wall, phah-phùa-siâⁿ. of friendship, nâng-chhêng tñg; nâng-chiâⁿ tñg; tso̍h-kau. of promise, sit-sìn; sit-ieh; chia̍h-ngân; m̄-sĩ tshùi-chi̍h. of chastity, sit-chiet. of contract, sit-ieh; pũe-ieh; ûi-ieh.
bread, mīⁿ-pau. toasted, pek-mīⁿ-pau.
breadth, khuah--tshù; khuah--sì.
break, khà-phùa. asunder, chi̍h-tñg; chi̍h-tsò-hue̍h. a branch, á-chi̍h. break off a marriage, thò-chhin. break to pieces, phùa-tshùi. one's word, sit-sìn; sit-ieh. break open, peh-khui. break the law, hũam-huap. a bone, chi̍h-kut. wind, pàng-phùi. into a house, tōng-mn̂g. out of prison, tsáu-kam; pũan-kam.
breakfast, mn̂g-khí-pn̄g; tsá-pn̄g. to take, chia̍h-mn̂g-khí; chia̍h-tsá-tǹg.
bream, to, nãⁿ-húe. a boat, nãⁿ-tsûn; uãng-tsûn.
breast, sim-kuaⁿ-thâu; heng-tsôiⁿ. breasts, nõⁿ-lia̍p-niⁿ, nĩⁿ-pâng; nĩⁿ-phè. abscess in female breast, niⁿ-hóuⁿ. breastbone, heng-tsôiⁿ-kut. breastplate, chia-heng-thih.
breath, nâng-khùi; phīⁿ-khang-huang; u-khip. to hold in one's breath, khip-khùi; kìm-khùi.
breathe, tháu-khùi; khùi tshúan. one's last, tñg-khùi.
breathless, tãi-tshúan. to run till, tsáu kàu-bô-khùi--khṳ̀. attention, khip-sîn tõ-thiaⁿ.
breeches, khòu; tó-khòu; khòu-kue̍h.
breed, seⁿ-súaⁿ; seⁿ-iáng; súaⁿ-io̍k. animals, chhī-cheng-seⁿ. ill-bred, bô-kui-kṳ́; bô-ke-kà. well-bred, hiáu-chhêng-lí; sṳ-bûn khì-siãng.
breeze, huang. see wind.
brethren, hiaⁿ-tĩ.
