dabble, in water, mak-tsúi; sn̍g-tsúi. learn superficially, ēng m̄-kàu-kang; chhién-ha̍k; tshó-lia̍k pat-lân-ló.
dagger, tó-kiàm.
daily, ji̍t-ji̍t; múeⁿ-ji̍t; pâi-ji̍t; siêⁿ-ji̍t; che̍k-ji̍t kùe-che̍k-ji̍t. to make daily progress, ji̍t kìⁿ-ji̍t-chìn.
dainties, tien-siu peh-bī.
dam, water, tsúi-tsa̍h. to dam, tsoh-toi.
damage, hāi; hāi--tie̍h; hùi-hāi; hām-hāi; mue̍h-tiāu; sún-hāi; sún--tie̍h; sieⁿ-sún. damaged goods, tie̍h-tsúi-hùe. damaged in ship's hold, ù--tie̍h pũn-tói; tsṳ̀--tie̍h pũn-tói.
damask, tōa-hue-tn̄g.
dame, ke-bó; lãu-bó; a-náiⁿ; a-niêⁿ.
damp, ip-chi̍p; tâm; tâm-sip; lùn-lùn; tâm-lùn. dampness, sip-khì.
damsel, kui-nn̍g; tsṳ-niêⁿ-kiáⁿ; a-niêⁿ-kiáⁿ; chhim-kui nn̍g-tsṳ́.
dance, thiàu-bú (and gesticulate).
dandle, õng (up and down); phõ-tõ-iê (sideways).
dandruff, thâu-khiú.
danger, hong-hiám; huang-hiám; ngûi-hiám. come into danger, lîm-ngûi; hiám-hiám-hāi; lím-lím-hāi. dangerous person, lĩ-hāi; iá.
dangle, iâu-tõng; tín-tãng. dangling down, sûi-lo̍h.
dare, káⁿ; káⁿ-tsò káⁿ-ûi; m̄-phàⁿ seⁿ-sí. how dare? tsò-káⁿ? tsò-káⁿ-tng? I daresay, káⁿ-sĩ. daring, ũ-táⁿ; ióng-káⁿ; ũ-táⁿ-liãng.
dark, àm; ou-àm. it is getting dark, ji̍t àiⁿ-àm; ji̍t àm. dark night, mêⁿ ou-àm. dark moonless night, gue̍h-àm-mêⁿ. dark clouds, ou-hûn. dark mind, sim àm. colour, chhim-sek. dark complexion, mīn-sek ou.
darling, my, uá-kâi-ne̍k; uá-kâi sim-kuaⁿ; uá-kâi-miāⁿ; sieh-ne̍k; sieh-miāⁿ-miāⁿ.
dart, tó-chhieⁿ. throw, sái-tó-chhieⁿ. to dart out, huh--chē-kiè tshut--lâi; thuh--chē-kiè tshut--lâi.
dash, against, tsuãng--tie̍h. dash to pieces, tsuãng-phùa; tsuãng-hāi. on the ground, kuàn--lo̍h-khṳ̀; sek-tõ-tī. dash in the face, tsuah i-kâi-mīn; phuah i-kâi-mīn. dash out writing, tiám-tiāu-jī.
