deep, chhim; chhim-tîm. the deep, chhim-uan; chhim-thâm. deep thought, chhim-sṳ; chhim-siẽⁿ. deep colour, chhim-sek; sek-esúi chhim. dig deep, liú-chhim. deeply learned, ha̍k-mn̄g chhim; tsṳ-lí chhim. deep voise, siaⁿ lô-lô; tàⁿ-ūe o-o-kiè. deeply absorbed in anything, ji̍p-sîn. a deep and dangerous fellow, im-thim-hāi.
deer, te̍k. sinews, te̍k-kṳn. horns, te̍k-zông. musk-deer, siā-káu.
deface, mue̍h-tiāu; tôu-tiāu; buah-tiāu; kôu-tiāu.
defalcation, khui-khòng; sái-khòng.
defamation, pù-lũ; húiⁿ-pãng; bû-lūa; u nâng miâⁿ-sek.
default, sit-tshò; kùe-sit; khiàm-khueh; tshò-gōu; khueh-hua̍t.
defeat, to, phùa-te̍k; thâi-iâⁿ. chièn-iâⁿ; phah-iâⁿ; phah-pāi; chièn-sèng. to be defeated, pāi-tīn; phah-pāi; pāi-tsáu; thâi-su; chièn-su. defeat a plot, phùa-kòi.
defect, khiàm-khueh; khueh; tsua̍h; m̄-kàu. supply a defect, póu-khueh. defective, m̄-kàu; m̄-tshûan; m̄-ka-nn̂g; m̄-uân-tshûan; m̄-tsâu; m̄-kàu-kâi; khih che̍k-kó; ũ-khueh--tshù.
defection, pũe-iâⁿ. from religion, pũe-tãu.
defence, before magistrate, sù; sù-tsn̄g; sù-uan-tsn̄g; sù-uan-lo̍k; sù-tiâⁿ.
defend, thî-hûang; hûang-siú; pó-hũ; pó-iũ; chiàu-kù.
defendant, pĩ-kò. plaintiff and defendant, ngûan-kò, pĩ-kò.
defer, în-tîⁿ; chhî-mān; hûa-thûa; ûa-thûa; tam-tûa; tam-koh; thû-mān; iên-kú; iên-chhî.
defer, to any one, tsun-jiãng--i. deference, khiam-jiãng; kèng-sim.
defile, jiám-u; hú--tie̍h nahⁿ-sap. a woman, tiam-u; u-ùe. a defile, ài-kháu. important pass, hiám-ài; iàu-ài.
define, kói-mêng; hun-mêng; thiah-mêng.
deflower, khiâng-kan; tiam-u; u-ùe.
deformed, m̄-chiâⁿ-iēⁿ; m̄-chiâⁿ nâng-hêng; phùa-sièⁿ.
defray, expenses, tshut-só-hùi.
defraud, khi-phièn.
defy, thok-chièn; kek-chièn; iú-chièn; jiá-chièn; thie-chièn.
degenerate, times, hong-so̍k pí-soiⁿ m̄-tâng. children, put-siàu-tsṳ́; put-siàu kiáⁿ-tĩ.
degrade, officially, kàng-khip. three degrees, kàng-
