deplore, pui-ai; khàu; hûan-ló. deplorable, khó-sieh; khó-thiàⁿ; khó-siang.
deposition, kháu-keng.
depopulate, thâi-nâng chĩn-chĩn. depopulated, phau-hng.
deportment, hêng-ûi; pín-hẽng; thí-thài.
depose, keh-cheh; thut-cheh; keh-khṳ̀ cheh-jĩm. from throne, hùi-kun.
deposit, pàng; thoh. with any one, tah--nâng khn̍g; thoh--nâng. in Bank at interest, pàng-siàu seⁿ-sek.
depraved, siâ; siâ-phiah; put-siàu.
deprecate, khiû-sià; khiû-mién; koh-lô i màiⁿ-khì.
depreciate, thóiⁿ m̄-chiẽⁿ-ma̍k; hiâm; bô-mih-tshú.
depredation, chhiéⁿ-kiap.
depress, teh; teh--lo̍h-khṳ̀; khiâng-iap nâng-mue̍h. mental depression, huân-sim; huân-ló-pēⁿ.
deprive, of, to̍h--khṳ̀; to̍h-tńg. of office, keh-cheh; khṳ́-kuaⁿ; tiah-ìn; tiah-téng. of degree, khṳ́-tiāu kong-miâⁿ.
depth, chhim; chhim-thâm. what depth? jie̍h-chhim?
depute, úi; chhe-khién; sái. deputy, úi-uân; thòi-phōiⁿ.
derange, hũn-luãn; hũn-tsa̍p; jiáu-tsa̍p; kiáu-jiáu; zṳ́-luãn; zṳ́-hũn. deranged, zṳ̂; zṳ̂-luãn. all in disorder, zṳ̂ kàu tshap-tshap-tshùi. in mind, kông; siáu; sim īn-tiāⁿ; sim hũn; sim lũan; sim hũn-luãn.
dereliction, khì-tso̍h; khì-tiāu. of duty, bô-chĩn pńg-hūn.
deride, ki-chhiáu; né-chhiè.
derivation, só-iû-lâi; só-tshông-tshut.
derogate, húiⁿ-pãng; tsàm-tsǹg.
descend, kàng-hiã; kàng-lîm; lîm-lo̍h; kàmg-lo̍h; lo̍h; hiã.
descendant, ãu-ĩ; miâuⁿ-ĩ; tsṳ́-sun; kiáⁿ-sun; ãu-sṳ̂.
describe, chí-mêng; sueh-mêng. an occurrence, o̍h pun-nâng-thiaⁿ. general description, tsóng-lũn. every description, kak-sek; kak-iēⁿ; kak-hō.
desert, khuàng-iá; suaⁿ-iá; pou-iá; hng-pou; tsháu-iá; phau-hng.
desert, to, khì-tso̍h; pàng-tiāu; khì-tiāu. an army, tô-kun; tsáu-kun; pī-kun. in face of the enemy, lîm-tīn kũ-phàⁿ; lîm-tīn thò-sok.
