dotard, láu-kàu-ngo̍h; láu-kàu-thūe.
dote, ne̍k-ài; liẽn-sieh.
double, sang. to double, kia-pũe. folds of cloth, sang-têng. to double up, as cloth, chih--khí-lâi. double-chin, ẽ-hâi thō-thō; ẽ-hâi lô-tō lô-tō. double-dealer, che̍k-mīn-to nõⁿ-mīn-sái. double-meaning, sang-thám-ūe; sang-kuan liáng-ì. double price, ke-che̍k-ûe-chîⁿ. double-barrelled gun, sang-hiáng-chhèng.
doublet, sin-tói-saⁿ; kín-sin-saⁿ.
doubt, gî; gî-tshai; tshai-gî; gî-thûan. doubtless, mín-gî; tiāⁿ-tie̍h; kúaⁿ-jiên. doubtful, bô-tiāⁿ-tie̍h; húang-hut bô-tiāⁿ.
dough, mīⁿ-kàⁿ; kàⁿ-mīⁿ. to knead, chhi̍p-mīⁿ; na̍k-kàⁿ.
doughty, ióng-káⁿ; ũ-táⁿ-la̍t; eng-hiông; hó-hàn.
dove, hún-chiáu; kũ-ku. dovecot, hún-chiáu-tàu.
dovetail, kau-chí-sún; tāu-sún.
dowdy, tshou-hũ; lah-tah tsṳ-niêⁿ.
down, hiã; lo̍h; kẽ. down on the ground, tõ-thôu-ẽ. down-stairs, lâu-ẽ. down-hill, lo̍h-suaⁿ. down below, tõ-ẽ-pôiⁿ. go far down, lo̍h kẽ-kẽ. fall down, pua̍h-lo̍h. fall down (as wall), pang. down-stream, lo̍h-lâu. in price, lo̍h-kè; iáu-phiⁿ.
down (feathers), zông. goose-down, gô-zông.
dowry, kè-tsng; sûi-liâm; tsng-liâm.
doze, tak-sut-gu̍t; tak; tak-ma̍k-u̍t.
draft, money, ngṳ̂n-toaⁿ. of letter, sìn-kó.
drag, thua; thua-túi; khan. cart, thua-chhia. for shells, tah-sap; pê-sap.
dragon, lêng; kau-lêng. to paddle d.-boat, phẽ-lêng-tsûn.
dragonfly, sua-meⁿ; sua-meⁿ-niêⁿ (small); chheng-thêng.
dragoon, bé-piaⁿ; khiâ-piaⁿ.
drain, tsúi-kau; sái-kau. drain a place, làu-tiāu-tsúi. off water as through strainer, tè-tsúi.
drake, ah-hêng.
draught, see draft. of fish, che̍k-mãng-hṳ̂. of wind, thong-huang. in a draught, tng-huang-lōu.
draw, thua; po̍ih; túi. water, kũaⁿ-tsúi; pua̍h-tsúi. out, po̍ih-tshut; mán-tshut; thua-tshut. teeth, khieh-khí. a sliding window, thuah. a sword, po̍ih-kiàm; po̍ih-to. poison, po̍ih-ta̍k. a bow, khui-keng; mán-keng. oneself together in a heap, kiu-kiu niuⁿ-niuⁿ. draw up one's legs, kha kiu--khí-lâi. draw breath, tháu-khùi (also, to sigh).
