recently	chiah4-ku2
abacus	sng3-poaN5
aboriginal in the mountains	chhiN1-hoan1
about	chha1-put4-to1
abuse verbally	me7
abuse; scold each other	sio1-me7
account book	siau3-pho.7
accounting	siau3
accuse	ko3
acne	thiau7-a2
acquainted with	sek8-sai7
across	tui3-bin7
add spice	chham1
addicted to (to be)	gian3
adult	toa7-lang5
affable	ko.2-i3
affair or matter (not honorific)	tai7-chi3
afternoon	e7-po.1
age	he3
agree	chan3-seng5
ahead	thau-cheng5
aim at something	siong3
airplane	hui1-ki1
airport	ki1-tiuN5
alley; lane	hang7-a2
angry (be angry)	khi3
angry (be angry)	siu7-khi3
animal	tong7-but8
animal	cheng1-siN1
annoy on purpose	tiau1
ant	kau2-hia7
anything will do	chhin3-chhai2
apologize; make up	chhe7
appeal to	tau5
apply for	chheng2
apprentice; pupil; disciple; follower	sai1-a2
areca tree	pin5-nng5
argue	chiN3
argue	ke3-kau3
argumentative	chhiah4
arm 	chhiu2
army (as a group)	kun1-tui7
arrogant	sang2-se3
artful	kau2-koai3
ash (of tobacco)	hun1-sai2
ashtray	hun1-poaN5
ask	mng7
ask for	tho2
asphalt	taN2-ma2-ka1
assembly	hoe7
aubergine	kio5
aunt-in-law;  wife of father's elder brother	m2
aunt-in-law;  wife of father's younger brother	chim2
aunt-in-law;  wife of mother's brother	kim7
aunt (father's elder sister)	ko.1
aunt;  mother's brother	ku7
aunt;  mother's sister	i5
automobile	khi3-chhia1
automoble	chu7-tong7-chhia1
autumn; fall	chhiu1-thiN1
avoid	siam2
awkward	ham5-ban7
axe;  hatchet	po.2-thau5
April	Si3-geh0
August	Poeh4-geh0
baby	eN1-a2
back	au7-piah4
back	kha1-chiah4
bad	phaiN2
ball	kiu5
bamboo	tek4
bamboo fence	li5-pa1
bamboo hat;  shade	loeh8-a2
banana	keng1-chio1
bank	gun5-hang5
banyan tree	chheng5
bark	pui7
barley	beh8a2
basket with a lid	na5
bathroom	ek8-keng1
be	si7
"heat, be affected by"	joah8-tioh0
be in a place	ti7
be in a place	tiam3
be in fashion	si5-kiaN5
be in fashion	liu5-heng5
beam;  girder;  crossbeam	iN5-a2
bean paste (sweet)	aN7
bean sprouts	tau7-chhai3
bear	him5
beard	chhui3-chhiu1
beat	cheng1
beautiful	sui2
become numb	ba5
bed	bin5-chhng5
bed sheet	chhng5-kun1
bedding	phe7
bee	phang1
beer	beh8-a2-chiu2
begin	khi2
believe	siong1-sin3
believe	sin3
belly button	to.7-chai5
belly; stomach	pak4-to.2
belt	toa3
bend	at4
bend	chih8
bend the upper body backward	the1
bent	oai1
betray	hoan2-hiau1
bicycle	kha1-tah8-chhia1
bicycle	tong7-lian2-chhia1
big (physically)	toa7-han3
big;  large	toa7
bin (for rubbish)	ji7-choa2-lang2
bird	chiau2
birthday	siN1-jit8
bite	ka7
black	o.1
bland	chiaN2
blanket	than2-a2
blind	chhiN1-mi5
blood	huih4
blossom	hoe1
blow	pun5
blow	chhe1
blow up	chheng3
blue	chhiN1
board	pang1
body	sin1-thoe2
body	seng1-khu1
boil	sio1
boil	kun2
boil (on the skin)	liap8-a2
boil; brew	choaN1
boil; cook	chu2
boiled water	kun2-chui2
bon voyage	sun7-hong1
bone	kut4
book	chheh4
born (to be born)	chhut4-si3
boss 	thau5-ke1
botanical garden	sit8-but8-hng5
bottom	e7-kha1
bottom	e7-toe3
bottom	toe2
bowl (for rice)	oaN2
bowl (for soup)	te5-au1
box	khoeh4-a2
box (small)	ap8-a2
boy	cha1-po.1
bracelet	chhiu2-khoan5
brains	thau5-khak4-chhe2
brains	nau2-chhe2
brains	thau5-khak4
brains	thau5-nau2
brazier (for charcoal)	he2-thang1
bread	mi7-pau1
breast; udder; milk	ni1
breast; udder; milk	leng1
breathe	chhoan2-khui3
brick	chng1-a2
bride	sin1-niu5
bridge	kio5
bridge (iron; railway)	thih4-kio5
bridge (suspension)	tiau3-kio5
bright	sek4
bright	kng1
brilliantine	lah8-iu5
bring along	toa3
bring up	io1
broom	sau3-chiu2
brother-in-law (husband of elder sister)	che2-hu1
brothers	hiaN1-ti7
brow (forehead)	hiah8-a2
brown sugar	o.1-thng5
bucket	thang2
bucket;  pail	poah8-thang2
bud (of a flower)	m5
buddha	put8
buffalo (water buffalo)	sui2-gu
buffalo (yellow buffalo)	ng5-gu5
building over 3 stories	lau5-a2
bump (on body)	liu5
burn	toh8
burn	hiaN5
bury	tai5
bus	kong1-kiong7-khi3-chhia1
business	seng1-li2
businessman	seng1-li2-lang5
busy	bo5-eng5
buttocks	kha1-chhng1
button	liu2-a2
buy	boe2
buy on credit	sia1
buy real estate	hak4
Buddhist mortuary tablet	sin5-chu2
cabaret	chiu2-ka1
cabbage	ko1-le5-chhai3
cage; basket	lang2
cake	piaN2
calendar	lah8-jit8
call	kio3
call aloud	hoah4
called	mia5-choe3
called	kio3-choe3
camellia oil	te5-a2-iu5
candidate	hau7-soan2-jin5
candle	chek4
candle (Western style)	lah8-tiau5
canned food;  tin food	koan3-thau5
capital 	bu2-chiN5
capital 	pun2-chiN5
car	chhia1
careless	lam2-noa7
caress	so1
caress	thiaN3
carpenter	choe3-bak8-e0
carpet	toe7-chian1
carry (in the arms)	pho7
carry (in the arms)	lam2
carry (on shoulder)	kng1
carry (on shoulder)	taN1
carry (on the back)	aiN7
castle	siaN5
cat	niau1
catch	liah8
catch the eye	chhut4-hong1-thau5
cattle  	gu5
cauldron  	khaN1
cauldron  	tiaN2
cavity (in tooth)	chiu3-khi2
cayenne pepper	hoan1-a2-kiuN1
ceiling	thian1-pong5
cellophane noodles	bi2-hun2
cement	ang5-mng5-tho.5
center	tiong1-ng1
centipede	gia5-kang1
ceremony	sek4
chafe	loe3
chain	lian7-a2
chair	i2
chalk	hun2-pit4
change 	thoe3
change 	oaN7
character (of a person)	seng3-toe7
charming	ko.2-chui1
charming	ho2-thiaN3
cheap	siok8
cheek	chhui3-phe2
chef;  cook	tiam1
cherry	eng1-tho5
chess	ki5
chess board	ki5-poaN5
chess piece	ki5-ji2
chest	heng1-kham2
chest of drawers	saN1-a2-tu5
chestnut	lat8-chi2
chew 	po.7
chicken	koe1
chief 	thau5-ong5
child	gin2-a2
child	kiaN2
chimney	ian1-tang5
chin 	e7-hoai5
chop	cham7
chopsticks	ti7
chrysanthemum 	kiok4-hoe1
church	kau3-hoe7
cicada 	sian5-a2
cigarettes	hun1
city	siaN5-chhi7
clam	ham1
clamor	jiong2
clap	phah4-phok4-a2
clean	chheng1-khi3
clean up	sau3-te3
clean up	sau3
clear	beng5
clear	chheng1
clear	chheng1-chho2
clever	khiau2
clever	sek4
climb up	chiuN7
clock (wall)	ho.7-soaN3
close	kham3
close	koaiN1
cloth	po.3
clothes (not underwear)	saN1
clothes (Western style)	iuN5-hok8
cloud	hun5
coal	tho.5-thoaN3
coal mine	thoaN3-khong3
coarse	tho.2
cockroach	ka1-choah8
coffee	ko1-pi1
coffee	ka1-pi1
coffin	koaN1-chha5
coin	gun5-kak4-a2
cold	leng2
cold	koaN5
cold (catch cold)	koaN5-tioh0
collar 	nia2
comb	loah8-a2
comb (fine-toothed)	chha5-soe1
come	lai5
come in	jip8
comfortable	ho2-se3
compare	pheng7
compare	pi3
compensate	pe5
compete	keng7-cheg1
conceited	kek4-sai2
concubine	soe3-i5
congress	gi7-hoe7
connect	kat4
consult	chham1-siong5
continue	soa3
convenient	li7-pian7
cook	chu2-chhai3
cook a long time	kun5
cooked	sek8
cookie	piaN2
cool (in the shade)	liang5
cool (with wind)	chhiu1-chhin3
copper	tang5
copy	chhau1
corn	hoan1-beh8
correct	tioh8
cost 	so.2-hui3
count; calculate	sng3
courtyard	tiaN5
cow	gu5
crab	chim5
crankiness	phiah4
crawl	so5
crawl	peh4
crawl on all fours	pe5
crazy	siau2
crevice;  crack	phang7
cricket	sih4-sut4
criminal	hoan7-lang5
crooked	oai1
cross	kek4-sai2
cross	hoaiN5
crouch	khu5
crow	o.1-a1
cry	thi5
cry; sob	khau3
cry; weep aloud	hau2
cucumber	koe1-a2
cuff	chhiu2-ng2
cuisine	chhai3
cunning	kau2-koai3
cup (for wine)	chiu2-cheng1
cupboard	tu5
cupboard for tableware	oaN2-ti7-tu5
cut	thai5
cut	koah4
cut	chhiat4
cut a thin slice	lio5
cut with scissors	ka1
cuttlefish	liu5-hi5
cuttlefish 	bak8-chat8
cypress	siong5-ngo.5
Chenghuang (magistrate of hell)	Seng5-ong5
China	Tiong1-kok4
Chinese cabbage	peh8-chhai3
Christ	Ki1-tok4
damp	sip4
dangerous	gui5-hiam2
dark	am3
date; jujube	cho2-a2
daughter	cha1-bo.2-kaiN2
daughter-in-law	sin1-pu7
daughter (referring to someone else's daughter)	sio2-chia2
day after tomorrow	au7-jit0
day before yesterday	choh8-jit0
daytime	e7-tau3
daytime	jit8-si0
dead man	si2-lang5
dead tired	sian7
deaf	chhau3-hi7-lang5
deal with; process	pan7
debt of gratitude	jin5-cheng5
debt;  obligation	in1-cheng5
decrease	kiam2
deep	chhim1
deer	lok8
defend; protect	ko.3
delicious	ho2-chiah8
deliver a child	siN1
dense	ba7
dented	nah4
dentist	khi2-kho1-i1
depressed	nah4
desire; be lustful	chhio1
desk 	toh4
detain	lau5
detective	heng5-su7
dew	lo.7-chui2
diamond	soan7-chioh8
diarrhea (have diarrhea)	lau3-sai2
die	ke3-sin1
die	si2
differ	cheng1-chha1
differ	chha1
difficult	oh4
dig	kut8
digest	po.7
diligent	kut4-lat8
diluted	ka3
direction	kak4-si3
dirt	tho.5
dirty	kiaN1-lang5
disagree	hoan2-tui3
disappear	hoa1
disappointing	m7-gaon7
disassemble	thiah4
discuss	lun7
discuss	gi7-lun7
dish	phiat4-a2
dish (small)	tih4-a2
dishcloth gourd;  sponge cucumber	chhai3-ko1
dislike	ge5
dislike	hiam5
dismiss; fire	thai5-thau5
disposition (of a person)	phi5-khi3
disposition (of a person)	seng3cheng5
dissect	phoa3-pak4
distorted	oai1
divide	pun1
dizzy (to get dizzy)	hin5
do	chhong3
doctor	sian1-siN1
doctor	i1-seng1
dog	kau2
doll	ang1-a2
don't have to	m7-bian2
don't mention it	khi2-kam2
doomed	phaiN2-mia7
door	mng5
door (back door)	au7-piah4-mng5
doubt; suspect	giau5-gi5
downstairs (direction and location)	lau5-kha1
doze	tuh4-ku1
drag on the ground	thoa1
dragon	leng5
dragonfly	chhan5-eN1
drama	hi3
draw	thiu1
draw; ladle	iuN2
drawer	thoah4-a2
dream	bang7
dream of	ban7-kiN0
dregs;  scum	phoh4
dress (Chinese style)	tng5-saN1
drill	chng3-a2
drill	chng3
drink	lim1
drive a nail	teng3
driver	su1-ki1
drop	ka1-lauh8
drop	lau3
dry	ta1
dry	kho2
duck	ah4
dull	sng1
dull	sian7
dull	tun1
dumb	e2-kau2
dump water	chang5
dusk	am3-thau5-a2
dust sand	hong1-pe1-soa1
dustpan	pun3-tau2
duty	chek4-jim7
December	Chap8-ji7-geh0
Dragon Boat Festival	Go.7-geh8-cheh4
ear	hi7
ear opening	hi7-khang1
early	cha2
earn	than3
earring	hi7-kau1
earth	tho.2-toe7
earth	toe7
earth	tho.5
earthenware	hui5
earthenware pot	e1-a2
earthquake	toe7-tang7
earthworm	to.7-kun2
east	tang1
easy	khoai3
eat	chiah8
eccentricity	phiah4
edible chrysanthemum	tang1-e1-chhai3
edible frog	sui2-koe1
egg	nng7
egg (thousand-year)	phi5-tan3
eggplant	kio5
elder brother	hiaN1-ko1
elder sister	toa7-chi2
election	soan2-ku2
electric fan	tian7-hong1
electric light	tian7-he2
electric train	tian7-chhia1
electricity	tian7-khi3
elephant	chhiuN7
emanciated	lan2
embrace 	lam2
embrace 	pho7
employee 	he2-ki3
empty	khang1
engagement (marriage)	chhin1-chiaN5
engineer	kang1-theng5-su1
enjoy oneself doing something	chhit4-tho5
enough (be enough)	kau3
entrust; command	hoan1-hu3
entrust; command	kau1-tai3
envelope	phe1-long5
envy	chiah8-chho.3
estimate	liau7-siong2
etiquette;  courtesy	le2-so.3
even	piN2
evening	am3-thau5 
exchange betrothal gifts	chhah4-chiam1
excuse me	tui3-put4-chu7
excuse me;  good bye	sit4-le2
exercise	un7-tong7
expense	so.2-hui3
expensive	kui3
expose; dry	phak8
extend; spread	phi1
extravagant	tho2-che3
eye	bak8-chiu1
eye mucus	bak8-sai2
eyeball	bak8-chiu1-jin5
eyebrow	bak8-bai5
eyelash	bak8-chiu1-mng5
England; UK	Eng1-kok4
face	bin7
face something	ng3
facility	siat4-pi7
factory	kang1-chhiuN2
faint	hun7
fall	to2
fall	chhiu1-thiN1
fall down	loh8
family register	ho.7-khau2
famous	chhut4-mia5
fan (for hand use)	khe5-siN3
far	hng7
farm	hng5
farmer	choe3-sit4-lang5
farmer	long5-bin5
fart	phui3
fast	khoai3
fast	kin2
fat	pui5
fate;  connection;  origin;  pretext	in1-ian5
fate;  destiny	mia7
fate; destiny	ian5
father	lau7-pe7
father in law (wife's father)	tiuN7-lang5
father of son-in-law or daughter-in-law	chhin1-ke1
fatty	iu5
fear	kiaN1
feces	sai2
feed	chhi7
feel burden	ui3
female (usu for animals)	bu2-e0
female art performer	ge7-toaN3
field 	hng5
fight each other	sio1-phah4
figure	to.5
filled	chat8
filtrum (part below the nose)	jin5-tiong1
find	chhe7
fine	iu3
fine white noodles	mi7-soaN3
finger	cheng2-thau5-a2
fingernail  	cheng2-kah4
finish	soah4
fire	he2-sio1
firefly	he2-kim1-ko.1
firewood	chha5
fish	hi5
fish	tio3
fisherman	tho2-hai2-lang5
fit	hah8
fix	koe2
fix	chhiau5
fix together	tau3
flat	piN5
flat	piN2
flea	bak8-sat4
flood	toa7-chui2
flow	lau5
flower 	hoe1
flower bud	m5
fly	pe1
fly	ho.5-sin5
fold	chih4
fold	au2
follow	te3
food	png7
foolish	gong7
foot 	kha1
foot (of something)	e7-kha1
foot of a mountain	soaN1-kha1
forbid	kim2-chi2
force  	lat8
forehead 	hiah8-a2
forest	chhiu7-na5
fortune teller	khoaN3-mia7-e0
fortune teller	siong3-mia7-e0
fountain pen	ban7-lian5-pit4
fragile	chhe3
fragrant	phang1
frame of glasses	bak8-kaiN3-kheng1
freeze	kian1
friend	peng5-iu2
friendly	chhin1-chhiat4
front	thau-cheng5
front face	tui3-bin7
frost	sng1
frugal	khiam7
frugal	seng2
fruit	ke2-chi2
fruit 	jin5
fry with oil	chiN3
fry; frizzle	chian1
full	pa2
furnace	chau3
furniture (for a room)	pang5-lai7-ke1-si1
February	Ji7-geh0
France	Hoat4-kok4
Friday	Pai3-go.7
gamble	poah8-kiau2
gambling	kiau2
garden	hng5
gardenia	ng5-kiN1-hoe1
gargle; rinse mouth	soa2-khau2
garlic	soan3-thau5
garoline	khi3-iu5
gas	oa2-su1
gasp	chhoan2
gaudy	ia2
geisha	ge7-toaN3
generosity	to.7-liong7
generous	khong2-khai3
gentle	ko.2-i3
get sick	phoa3-piN7
ghost	kui2
gild	siuN1
ginger	kiuN1
girl	cha1-bo.2
give	ho.7
give back the change	chau7
give reward	siuN2
give way to	niu7
glad (be glad)	hoaN1-hi2
glare	gin5
glaring (color)	ia2
glass	chiu2-poe1
glasses frame	bak8-kaiN3-kheng1
glasses;  spectacles	bak8-kiaN3
glove	chhiu2-lok4
glutinous rice	chut8-bi2
go	khi3
go out	chhu4
goat	iuN
god	sin5
gold	kim1
gold mine	kim1-khong3
good	ho2
good-fated	ho2-mia7
good-for-nothing	iu2-e0
good-hearing	ho2-thiaN1
good-looking	ho2-khoaN3
good bye	chai3-hoe7
goose	gia5
goose	go5
gourd (dishcloth)	chhai3-ko1
govern; rule; manage	koan2
government	cheng3-hu2
grab in hand small or light things	thoeh8
grandfather	kong1
grandmother	ma2
grandson	sun1
grape	phu5-tho5
grasp 	gim7
grass	chhau2
gray	phu2
green	lek8
green vegetables	chhai3-soe1
grind	boa5
grudge	sioh4
grudge	oan1-siu5
grudging	m7-kam1
guess	ioh4
guide; marry	chhoa7
gums; tooth ridge	khi2-jin5
Germany	Tek4-kok4
hair	thau5-mng5
hair	mng5
hair (a whirl of hair on the head)	chng7
hall	thiaN1
hammer	teng1-a2-thui5
hand 	chhiu2
hand (left)	to3-chhiu2
hand (right)	chiaN3-chhiu2
handbag	chhiu2-koaN7-te7-a2
handkerchief	chhiu2-kun1
handsome	ian5-tau5
hang	tiau3
hang	koa3
hang in hand	koaN7
happy	song2-khoai3
happy (be very happy)	thiong3
hard	teng7
hard	ngi7
harm	hai7
hasten	chhui1
hat;  cap	bo7-a2
hate	hun7
hate	oan3-hun7
hatred	oan1-siu5
haughty	sang2
have do something	kah4
have or possess	u7
head	thau5-ong5
head	thau5-nau2
head	thau5-khak4
health	sin1-thoe2
hear	thiaN1-kin0
hear	thiaN1
heart	sim1-koaN1
heat rash	pui3-a2
heaven; sky	thiN1
heavy	tang7
hedge	chhiuN5-a2
hide	bih4
hide; conceal	chhang3
high	koaiN5
hill	soaN1
hinder	tin3-te3
hit	phah4
hit with a pole	kong3
hobby	chhu3-bi7
hoe	ti5-thau5
hold a funeral	chhut4-soaN1
hold big;  long;  or heavy things	giah8
hold in mouth	kam5
hold with both hands	phang5
hold; clasp	gim7
hollow 	phaN3
home; house	tau1
home; house	chhu3
honest	chiaN3
honest	lau2-sit8
honest	sit8-chai7
honey	bit8
hoodlum 	iu2-e0
hope; expect	ng3-bang7
horizontal	hoaiN5
horse	be2
hospital	piN7-iN7
host	thau5-ke1
hostess	thau5-ke1-niu5
hot	joah8
hot	sio1
hot (spicy)	loah8
hot (spicy)	hiam1
hot water	sio1-chui2
hotel	kheh4-koan2
hotel	lu2-sia7
house (roof-tiled)	hia7-chhu3
house (western style)	iuN5-lau5
humble	ko.3-khiam1
hungry	go7
hurry; hasten	koaN2
husband	ang1
hut (straw-thatched)	chhau2-chhu3
Hakka	Kheh4-lang5
Hsinchu	Sin1-tek4
Hualien	Hoe1-lian5
ice	peng1
ice pillow	peng1-chim2
identification card	sin1-hun7-cheng3
ill-fated	phaiN2-mia7
important	iau3-kin2
improper	ko.2-o.N3
in a hurry	koaN2-kin2
in the future	chiong1-lai5
incense	hiuN1
incense burner	hiuN1-lo.5
incorrect	m7-tioh8
increase	ke1
inject; get a shot	chu3-sia7
ink	bak8-chui2
ink (black)	o.1-bak8
inn	kheh4-koan2
inn 	lu2-sia7
insane	siau2
inside	lai7-bin7
insolent	kek4-sai2
intellect	thau5-nau2
intelligence	thau5-khak4
intelligent	sek4
intelligent	khiau2
intercourse (to have)	sio1-kan3
intercourse (to have)	kan3
interest	li7-sek4
interest	lai7
interest (something one does)	chhu3-bi7
interesting	sim1-sek4
introduce	kai3-siau7
introduce	siau7-kai3
invite	chio1
iron	ut4-tau2
iron	thih4
iron	ut4
irrigation reservoir	pi1
irrigation waterway 	pi1-chun3
it does not matter	bo5-iau3-kin2
itchy	chiuN7
jade	gek8
jar;  urn;  vase;  vat;  jug;  	ang3
jasmine	bak8-ni7-hoe1
jasmine (Cape jasmine)	ng5-kiN1-hoe1
jaw	e7-hoai5
job	thau5-lo.7
joke	kun2-chhio3
judge	chhui1-su7
juice	chiap4
jump	thiau3
just	tu2-ho2
January	It4-geh0
January	ChiaN1-geh0
Japan	Jit8-pun2
Japanese white radish	chhai3-thau5
July	Chhit4-geh0
June	Lak8-geh0
keep in a vessel	toe2
keep; send	kia3
kerosene	chioh8-iu5
key	so2-si5
kick	chat4
kiln	chau3
kiss	chim1
kitchen	chau3-kha1
kitchen knife	chhai3-to1
kite	hong1-chhe1
knee 	kha1-thau5-u1
kneel down	kui7
knife	to1
know	chai1
know (a fact)	chai1-iaN2
know (a person); understand	bat4
Kaohsiung	TaN2-kau2
Kaohsiung	Ko1-hiong5
Keelung	Koe1-lang5
lake	o.5
lamentable	liau2-jian5
lamentable	sue1-siau5
landlord	chhu3-chu2
landlord	toe7-chu2
lane (small road)	hang7-a2
languid	sian7
languid	sng1
lap 	kha1-thau5-u1
last year	ku7-ni5
late	oaN3
later	au7-lai5
later; some day	au7-jit8
lateral	hoaiN5
laugh	chhio3
lawn	chhau2-toe7
lawyer	lut8-su1
lay down	he7
lazy	pin5-toaN7
lead through a small hole	chhng1
leaf	hioh8
leak	lau7
lean	oa2
leap month	lun7-geh8
leap year	lun7-ni5
learn	oh8
leather shoes	phe5-oe5
leave behind 	chhun1
leave behind 	lau5
leek	ku2-chhai3
left foot	to3-kha1
left hand	to3-chhiu2
left hand side	to3-chhiu2-peng5
leg 	kha1
lend; borrow	chioh4
lens of glasses	bak8-kiaN3-jin5
letter	phe1
level	piN2
library	to5-su1-koan2
lick   	chiN7
lick   	tam1
lid	koa3
lie	peh8-chhat8
lie	phian3
lie on face	phak4
lift	pho.5
lift with both hands	gia5
light	khin1
light brown	te5-sek4
light up	chio3
lightning	sih4-na3
like	kah4-i3
lion	sai1
lip	chhui3-tun5
lipstick	ian1-chi1
liquor (Western)	iuN5-chiu2
litter; palanquin (ancient transport)	kio7
little	chio2
little (a little bit)	koa2
little (a little bit)	sio2-khoa2
little finger	be2-chaiN2
live	oah8
loan association	he7-a2
location	ui7
location	so.2-chai7
lock	so2
locust	sian5-a2
lodge	hioh4
log	sam1
long	tng5
long ago	ko.2-cha2
longan	gent5-geng2
look	khoaN3
look up	chha5
looking after	sio1-siang7
loose	leng7
lose	phah4-m7-kiN3
lose	liau2
lose	su1
loud	ia2
louse	sat4-bu2
love 	ai3
love 	thiaN3
lovely	ho2-thiaN3
lovely	ko.2-chui1
lover (secret)	he2-ki3
low	ke7
lower (status)	sio3
luggage	heng5-li2
lumber	sam1
lustful	hiau5
lychee	nai7-chi1
mad; insane	siau2
magazine	chap8-chi3
magnanimity	to.7-liong7
mah-jongg	ba5-chhiok4
mainlander (origin in Mainland China -- derogatory term)	A1-soaN1
maize	hoan1-beh8
make	choe3
make an appointment	iok4
male (usu for animals)	kang1-e0
malice	oan1-siu5
man 	cha1-po.1
mandarin orange	kam1-a2
mango	soaiN7-a2
many	choe7
map	toe7-to.5
mark something (verb)	in3
marry	ke3
marry; marriage	kiat4-hun1
massage	liah8-leng5
master craftsman	sai1-hu7
match	hoan1-a2-he2
may I ask you	chioh4-mng7
mean (nasty)	tho.2
measure	niu5
meat; pork	bah4
meaty	chiaN1
medicine	ioh8
medicine (liquid)	ioh8-chui2
medicine (powder)	ioh8-hun2
meek	koai1
meet	gu7
meeting	hoe7-gi7
melody	khek4
melt; dissolve	iu5
meter	pong7-pio2
method	hong1-hoat4
method	hoat4-to.7
middle finger	tiong1-chaiN2
midnight	poaN3-mi5
millet	soe1-a2
mine (coal mine)	thoaN3-khong3
mine (gold mine)	kim-1khong3
mirror	kiaN3
mirror stand	kiaN3-tai5
mischievous	chok4-giat8
miserable	sue1-siau5
miserable	kho2-lian5
miserable	liau2-jian5
miss (form of address)	sio2-chia2
mist	bu7
mistake (make a mistake)	go.7
mistress 	soe3-i5
misty	bu7
mix	lam7
mix with soup	kiau2
modest	ko.3-khiam1
modest	soe3-ji7
moist	sip4
mole; beauty spot	ki3
money	chiN5
money-grubbing	siong1-pun2
money (paper)	gun5-phio3
monk	he5-siuN7
monkey	kau5
moon	geh8-niu5
morning	cha2-khi2-si5
morning	cha2-khi2
mortifying	m7-gaon7
mosquito	bang2
mosquito incense	bang2-hun1
mosquito net	bang2-ta3
mother	lau7-bu2
mother-in-law (wife's mother)	tiuN7-m2
mother of son-in-law or daughter-in-law	chhiN-m2
mountain	soaN1
mouse; rat	niau2-chhu2
mouth	chhui3
move	poaN1
move	soa2
movie	tian7-iaN2
much	choe7
muddy	lo5
museum	phok4-but8-koan2
music	im1-gak8
mustache	chhui3-chhiu1
mustard	kai3-loah8
March	SaN1-geh0
Matsu (goddess of fishermen)	Ma2-cho.2
May	Go.7-geh0
Mid-Autumn Festival	Tiong1-chhiu1-cheh4
Monday	pai3-it4
MSG;  monosodium glutamate	bi7-so.3
nail	thih4-teng1
name;  family name	siN3
name;  given name	mia5
nap	tuh4-ku1
narrow	oeh8
nasal mucus	phiN7-sai2
nature (of a person)	seng3-cheng5
naughty	chhiu2-chheng3
naughty	chok4-giat8
navel	to.7-chai5
near	kun7
neck	am7-kun2
neck	nia2
necklace	phoah8-lian7
necktie	nia2-toa3
need	tiNh8
needle	chiam1
neighbor	chhu3-piN1
neighboring	keh4-piah4
nephew; niece	sun1-a2
new	sin1
newspaper	po3-choa2
next door	keh4-piah4
next year	me5-ni5
night	e7-hng1-si5
night	e7-hng1
night	mi5-si0
nip	liam3
nipple	ni1-thau5
noisy	chha2
noodles	mi7
noon	tiong1-tau3
north	pak4
nose	phiN7
nostril	phiN7-khang1
not	bo5
not using one's brain	kho.3
novel	siau2-soat4
now	hian7-chai7
now	chit4-ma2
numb (go numb)	pi3
nurse	ho.7-su7
nut (food)	jin5
New Year's Day	ChiaN1-geh8
New Year's Eve	Ji7-kau2-mi5
November	Chap8-it4-geh0
oar;  paddle	chiuN2
obedient	koai1
obstruct	tin3-te3
occupy	tin3
ocean	hai2
odorous	chhau3
offend; incur hatred	tek4-sit4
official (government worker)	koaN1
oil	iu5
oil (crude)	chioh8-iu5
ointment	ko.1-ioh8
old	lau7
old	ku7
old person	lau7-lang5
one's inferior	si7-soe3
one's superior	si7-toa7
onion	iuN5-chhang1
onion (green; spring)	chhang1
onion (the round part)	chhang1-thau5
open	khui1
open	hian1
open-minded	khong2-khai3
opera (Peking)	kiaN1-hi3
opera (Taiwanese)	koa1-a2-hi3
operation (have an operation)	chhiu2-sut8
opposite	tui3-bin7
opposite side	hiuN3-peng5
orange (fruit)	kam1-a2
orchid	lan5
organization; public office	ki1-koan1
outside	goa7-khau2
owner (of a house)	chhu3-chu2
oyster	o5
October	Chap8-geh0
pack; put in order	khoan2
paddy field (full of water)	chhan5
paint	ui7
paint	boah4
pajamas	khun3-saN1
pan	tiaN2
pant	chhoan2
panther	pa3
papaya	bok8-koe1
paper	choa2
parent	si7-toa7-lang5
park	kong1-hng5
parliament 	gi7-hoe7
pass by	ke3
passport	ho.7-chio3
past	ke3-khi3
paste	ko.5
pat	tah4
patient	piN7-lang5
patient	hoan7-chia2
pave	chu7
pave	chhu1
pawn	tng3
pay	lap8
peach	tho5-a2
peanut	tho.5-tau7
pear	lai5-a2
pearl	chin1-chu1
peasant 	choe3-sit4-lang5
pen	thih4-pit4
pen	pit4
pencil	ian5-pit4
penis	lan7-chiau2
people; citizen	peh4-siN3
pepper	ho.5-chio1
persimmon	khi7-a2
person	lang5
personality	seng3-toe7
petrol 	khi3-iu5
petroleum	chioh8-iu5
phlegm	tham5
photo	siong7
photo  	siong3
photo album	sion3-pho.7
pick up	khioh4
pick up with chopsticks	ngoeh4
pickle	siN7
pier	be2-thau5
pierce	chhiam2
pig	ti1
pile up	thiap8
pill	ioh8-oan5
pillar;  column;  post;  prop	thiau7
pillow	chim2-thau5
pimple	thiau7-a2
pinch	liam3
pink	chui2-ang5
pink	phun2-ang5
pipe (for tobacco)	hun1-chhe1
pit (of a fruit)	chi2
pitiful	kho2-lian5
place (location)	so.2-chai7
place (location)	ui7
plain	so.3
plan	phah4-sg3
plane	khau1
plane (using a tool)	siah4
plant	sit8-but8
plant	cheng3
plant	chai1
plant (factory)	kang1-chhiuN2
plasterer	choe3-tho.5-e0
plasterer	tho.5-chui2-sai1
plate	phiat4-a2
platinum	peh8-kim1
play (drama)	hi3
play a game	i7
plow	loe5
plum	li2-a2
pocket	lak4-te7-a2
pointed	chiam1
poke	tuh8
police	keng2-chhat4
polish with a brush	bin2
polite	kheh4-khi3
pomelo	iu7-a2
pond	ti5
poor	san3-hiong1
porcelain bowl;  china bowl	oaN2-kong1
post office	iu5-kiok8
postcard	beng5-sin3-phiN3
poster (on wall)	toaN1
pot	tiaN2
pot (earthenware)	e1-a2
potato 	han1-chu5
poultry	cheng1-siN1
pour; fill	thin5
powder (face)	hun2
power	pun2-su7
praise	o1-lo2
pray	pai3
precious	hi1-han2
prices of commodities	mih8-ke3
prickly heat  	pui3-a2
principal (vs. interest)	pun2-chiN5
principal (vs. interest)	bu2-chiN5
privy;  toilet	sai2-hak8
problem	bun7-toe5
proper	chiaN3
property; asset	ke1-he2
proposal of marriage	chhin1-chiaN5
prosecutor	kiam2-chhat4-koaN1
prostitute (female)	than3-chiah8-cha1-bo.2
protected by God	po2-pi3
public official (including teachers)	kong1-kau3-jin5-oan5
publish	chhut4-pan2
pull	khiu2
pull in hand	khan1
pumpkin	kim1-koe1
punish	hoat8
puppet show	po.3-te7-hi3
purple	chi2-sek4
purse	gun5-te7-a2
pursue; chase	tui1
push	sak4
put  	khng3
put away; keep	siu1
Penghu;  the Pescadores	PhiN5-o.5
quarrel	oan1-ke1
quibble	hoe1
quicklime;  caustic lime	chioh8-he1
quiet	so.3
quiet	tiam7
quilt	phe7
quiver	chhoah4
quiver	chun3
radish (Japanese white)	chhai3-thau
rain	ho.7
rain boots	ho.7-oe5
rain while sunny	cha1-bo.2-ho.7
rainbow	kheng7
raincoat	ho.7-i1
raise (a child or animal)	chhi7
rare	hi1-han2
read	liam7
read; study	thak8
receive	chih4
receive	nia2
red	ang5
red envelope	ang5-pau1
red pepper	hoan1-a2-kiuN1
red snapper 	ang2-poaN1
refined sugar	peh8-thng5
register	teng1-ki3
regret	geng5
regrettable	m7-kam1
regrettable	m7-gaon7
reject	si5
relation	koan1-he7
relative	chhin1-chiaN5
relaxed	leng7
reluctant	m7-kam1
rely on	kho3
remain	chhun1
remember	ki3
remote	phian1-phiah4
rent	cho.1
rent; tax	se3
renter 	chhu3-kha1
repair	siu1-li2
repair; fix	po.2
repay	po3-tap4
repeat	chhia1
replace	thoe3
replace	oaN7
report; repay	po3
reserve for someone	poah4
reserved	soe3-ji7
responsibility	chek4-jim7
rest	hioh4-khun3
rhinoceros	sai1-gu5
rice	bi2
rice (cooked)	png7
rice (unhulled)	chhek4-a2
rice (unpolished or brown)	chho3-bi2
rice bran	bi2-khng1
rice gruel	be5
rice plant	tiu7-a2
rice scoop;  wooden spoon;  ladle	png7-si5
rich	ho2-giah8
ride	khia5
right foot	chiaN3-kha1
right hand	chiaN3-chhiu2
right hand side	chiaN3-chhiu2-peng5
right;  correct	tioh8
ring	chhiu2-chi2
river; creek	khoe1
riverside	khoe1-kiN5
road	lo.7
roast; bake; grill	pu5
rob	chhiuN2
rock	chioh8
rock candy	thng5-sng1
roll	seh8
roll	ko7
roll	phang2
roll; change	tng2
roof	chhu3-koa3
roof tile	chhu3-hia7
rooftop	chhu3-teng2
room	pang5
room	pang5-keng1
rose	mui5-kui3
rouge	chui2-ang5-a2-hun2
rough	chho.1
rough	siap4
round	iN5
rubber	chhiu7-ni1
rude	ko.2-o.N3
ruffian; rascal	lo.5-moa5
ruler	chhioh4
rummage; search	chhiau1
rumor	hong1-siaN1
run	chau2
run over	kauh4
rustic	song5
Russia	Ngo.5-lo5
Russia	So1-lian5
sail	phang5
sake (Japanese wine)	ji8-pun2-chiu2
sake (refined Japanese rice wine)	chheng1-chiu2
saliva	noa7
salt	iam5
salty	kiam5
same	saN1-tang5
sand	soa1
sauce	o.1-chho.3
sauce (put sauce on)	un3
save	kiu3
saw	ku3
saw	ku3-a2
say farewell	chian2-piat8
say; talk	kong2
scald; boil in water	sah8
scale (balance scale)	chhin3
scale (of fish)	lan5
scatter	ia7
school	hak8-hau7
scissors	ka1-to1
scold	me7
scratch	jiau3
scrotum	lan7-pha1
sculpture	khek4
sea	hai2
sea bream	ang2-poaN1
seal	in3
seashore	hai2-kiN5
secret agent	tek8-bu7
see	khoaN3-kiN0
see 	khoaN3
seed	cheng2
seed	hut8
seed 	chi2
select	tiah4
select	keng2
sell	boe7
semen	siau5
send; give	sang3
send; have do something	chhe1
send; have do something	chhe1-kah4
senseless	song5
serious (illness)	li7-hai7
set fire; light	tiam2
set free	pang3
severe	kek4-liat8
shadow	iaN2
shake	io5
shake; stir up	poa3
shallow	chhian2
shameful	kian3-siau3
shameful	ko.2-o.N3
shameless	chhiah4
sharp	lai7
sharpen (with a whetstone)	boa5
shave	thi3
sheep 	iuN5
shelf	ke3-a2
ship	chun5
shoehorn	oe5-puih8-a2
shoes	oe5
short	te2
short (stature)	oe2
shoulder	keng1-thau5
shower	sai1-pak4-ho.7
shrewd	sek4
shrewd	li7-hai7
shrewd	khiau2
shrimp	he5
shrink	kiu3
shrink	kiu1
sick (carsick or seasick or&)	hin5
side	hoaiN5
side dish (food)	chhai3
side;  neighborhood	piN1-a2
sight	kong1-keng2
sight	keng2-ti3
silent	cheng7
silent	tiam7
silly	song5
silly	gong7
silver	gun5
similar (be similar)	chhin1-chhiuN7
sinew	kun1
sing	chhiuN3
sink	tim5
sister-in-law (wife of elder brother)	hiaN1-so2
sisters	chi2-be7
sisters-in-law (brothers' wives)	tang5-sai7-a2
sit	che7
skin	phe5
skirt	kun5
sleep	khun3
slide	chhu7
sliding	kut8
slippers	chhian2-thoa1
slipping	kut8
slovenly	lam2-noa7
slow	ban7
sly	kau2-koai3
small	chio2
small (physically)	soe3-han3
small;  little	soa3
smart	khiau2
smell	phiN7-kiN0
smell	phiN7
smelling of sweat	chhau3-koaN7-sng1
snack	tiam2-sim1
snake	choa5
snapping turtle; mud turtle	pih4
snore	hoaN5
snow	seh4
snug; cozy	ko.2-chui1
soap	sap4-bun5
sober	so.3
socks	beh8
soft	nng2
soft	phaN3
soldier	peng1
solid	teng7
some time ago; recently	hiah4-ku2
son	hau7-siN1
son-in-law	kiaN2-sai3
song	koa1
sound; ring	tan5
soup	thng1
south	lam5
soy sauce	tau7-iu5
spade (tool)	loe5
spear	chhiuN1
spend	khai1
spider	ti1-tu1
spider web	ti1-tu1-si1
spinach	pe1-leng5-chhai3
spit	phui3
spit 	tham5
splash	phun3
sponge cake	koe1-nng7-ko1
spoon	thng1-si5
spring	chhun1-thiN1
spring (green) onion	chhang1
sprinkle	ak4
sprout	iN2
sprout	chhut4-thau5-thiN1 
spy	tek8-bu7
sqeeze	chun7
squash 	kim1-koe1
squat	khu5
squid	bak8-chat8
stab	tuh8
stage	hi3-tai5
stairs	lau5-thui1
stamp	iu5-phio3
stamp	tah8
stamp (chop)	in3
stand	khia7
star	chhiN1
stare	gin5
state of a business or economy	kong1-keng2
station	iah8-thau5
station (bus or train)	chhia1-thau5
stay; be	chhai7
steal	thau1-thoeh8
steal	thau1
steam	chhe1
steam	liu7
steel	kng3
step-child	cheng5-lang5-kiaN2
stick	koaiN2-a2
stiffen	sng1
stingy	siap4
stingy	tang3-sng1
stock in	phoaN3
stock in a big sum	bau7
stone	chioh8-thau5
stone	chioh8
stop	theng5
stop	chi2
story;  fairy tale	ko.2
stove	chau3
stove (portable cooking)	hang1-lo.5
straight	chiaN3
straight; upright	tit8
stranger to	siN1-hun7
straw sandals	chhau2-oe5
street	koe1-lo.7
street	koe1
strength	lat8
strike	kha3
striped	hoe1
strive	piaN3
stroke; pat	so1
strong	iong2
student	hak8-seng1
study	thak8-chheh4
stupid	gong7
sturdy	lun7
submissive	koai1
suck	soh8
sugar	thng5
sugar candy; large crystals	thng5-sng1
sugar cane	kam1-chia3
sullen	tiuN1
sullen	kek4-sai2
summer	joah8-lang0
sun	jit8
sun	jit8-thau5
support with hands from below	phong2
swallow	thun1
swear	chiu3-choa7
sweet	ko.2-chui1
sweet	tiN1
sweet (person)	ho2-thiaN3
swelling on body	liu5
swim	siu5
swollen	phong3
Saturday	Pai3-lak8
September	Kau2-geh0
Sunday; week	le2-pai3
table  	toh4
tablecloth	toh4-po.3
tablet (medicine)	ioh8-oan5
taciturn	tiam7
tail	be2
take care; be cautious	tiuN1-ti5
take care; be cautious	ti5-hong5
take sides with	ui7
talent	pun2-su7
talk	oe7
talk in one's sleep	ham7-bin5
tall (stature)	lo3
tangerine	kam1-a2
taro  	han1-chu5
taro potato	o.7-a2
taxi	ke3-theng5-chhia1
tea	te5
tea (black)	ang5-te5
tea leaf	te5-hioh8
tea leaf	te5-sim1
teach	ka3
teacher 	sian1-siN1
teacher 	sai1-hu7
teacher 	sian1-siN1
teapot (earthenware)	te5-koan3
tear	bak8-iu5
tear 	bak8-sai2
telegraph	tian7-po3
telephone	tian7-oe7
television	tian7-si7
tell on	oh8-oe7
temple	bio7
temple	si7-iN7
temple (of the forehead)	pin3-piN1
tenant  	chhu3-kha1
tenant farmer	chhan5-tian7
termite	peh8-hia7
testicles	lan7-hu8
thank you	to1-sia7
thank you	lo.2-lat8
that is to say	chiu7-si7
that is to say	tioh8-si7
the iris (and pupil) of the eye	o.1-jin5
the white of the eye	peh8-jin5
theater	hi3-hng5
theater;  playhouse	hi3-iN7
there is/are/were	u7
thermos flask;  vacuum flask	kun2-chui2-pan5
thick	kau7
thick (like soup)	kho2
thief	chhat8
thigh	toa7-thui2
thin	san2
thin	poh8
thin (consistency)	ka3
thin rice gruel;  rice water	am2
thing	mih8-kaiN7
thing	mih8
think	siu7
this side	chiuN3-peng5
this year	kin1-ni5
thread	soaN3
threshold	ho.7-teng7
thrifty	khiam7
thrifty	seng2
throw	tan3
throw away	tho2-kak8
thumb 	toa7-thau5-bu2
thunder	lui5-kong1
ticket 	phio3
tickle	ngiau1
tie	pak8
tie; reconcile	ho5
tiger	ho.2
tight	an5
timber	sam1
time	si5-kan1
time; occasion	si5-chun7
tin	siah4
tired	sng1
tiresome	hui3-khi3
tobacco  	hun1
today	kin1-a2-jit8
toenail	cheng2-kah4
together (be together)	choe3-he2
toilet	pian7-so.2
tomato	kam1-a2-thou2
tomato	chhau3-khi7-a2
tomato	kam1-a2-bit8
tomorrow	bin5-a2-chai3
tongue	chih8
tonight	e7-hng1
too honest	tiau5-tit8
tool; apparatus	ke1-si1
tooth	chhui3-khi2
tooth decay	chiu3-khi2
toothbrush	khi2-bin2
toothpaste	khi2-ko1
toothpick	khi2-thok4
top	teng2-bin7
top (the toy that spins)	kan1-lok8
top of a mountain	soaN1-teng2
tortoise	ku1
torture	heng5
touch; feel	bong1
towel	bin7-kun1
trace	bio5
train	he2-chhia1
train station	chhia1-thau5
transportation	kau1-thong1
trash can	ji7-choa2-lang2
travel; go on a trip	chhut4-goa7
tray; dish	poaN5
treasure	po2-poe3
treat	chhiaN2
tree	chhiu7
tricycle	saN1-lian2-chhia1
trip; fall	poah8-to2
troop (in the army or other group)	kun1-tui7
troublesome	hui3-khi3
trousers	kho.3
trump card	pai5-a2
trunk	siuN1
trunk	phe5-siuN1
try (take a taste of a food)	tam1
tuber	han1-chu5
tumor  	liu5
tunnel	pong7-khang1
turkey	he2-koe1
turn over	peng2
turtle  	ku1
turtle (snapping turtle or mud turtle)	pih4
typhoon	hong1-thai1
Taichung	Tai5-tiong1
Tainan	Tai5-lam5
Taipei	Tai5-pak4
Taitung	Tai5-tang1
Taiwan	Tai5-oan5
Taoist monk	sai1-kong1
Thursday	Pai3-si3
Tomb-Sweeping Festival	Chheng1-beng5
Tuesday	pai3-ji7
udder; breast; milk	ni1
udder; breast; milk	leng1
ugly	bai2
uncle-in-law;  husband of parent's sister	tiuN7
uncle (father's elder brother)	peh4
uncle;  father's younger brother	chek4
uncomfortable	phaiN2-se3
uncooked	chhiN1
underpants	lai7-kho.3
underwear	lai7-saN1
undress	thng3
unfortunate	kho2-lian5
unhulled rice	chhek4-a2
unimportant	bo5-iau3-kin2
union 	thoan5-kiat4
unity 	thoan5-kiat4
unlucky	sue1-siau5
unpardonable	ko.2-o.N3
unpolished rice	chho3-bi2
untidy	lam2-noa7
untie	thau2
unwilling	m7-kam1
upright	chiaN3
upstrairs (direction and location)	lau5-teng2
urine	jio7
use	lo.7-eng7
use	eng7
United States	Bi2-kok4
vagina; labia	chi1-bai1
vague	lo5
value;  use	ke3-tat8
vat (for water)	chui2-kng1
vegetable 	chhai3
vest 	kah4-a2
vexing	m7-gaon7
vigor	lat8
vinegar	chho.3
violent	kek4-liat8
virgin	chai7-sek4-lu2
voice	siaN1
vomit	tho.3
vote	phio3
vulgar	tho.2
waistcoat	kah4-a2
wait	tan2
wait	theng3-hau7
wake up	chhiN2
wake up	cheng1-sin5
walk	kiaN5
wall	piah4
wall clock	si5-cheng1
wallet	gun5-te7-a2
want	ai3
wash	soe2
washbasin	bin7-thang2
watch band	pio2-a2-toa3
water	chui2
water buffalo	sui2-gu5
water supply	chui2-to7
watermelon	si1-koe1
watery	ka3
wax apple	lian2-bu7
wax gourd	tang1-koe1
weak	lam2
weak	lan2
wear	chheng7
wear	ti3
weather	thiN1-khi3
weave	thiN7
weave	chhiah4
weigh	pong7
weigh	chhin3
weigh	niu5
well	chiN2
west	sai1
western part	se1-po.7
wet	tam5
what day of the week?	pai3-kui2
wheat 	beh8-a2
wheel	lian2
whiskers (on a man)	chhui3-chhiu1
white	peh8
white rabbit (hare)	peh8-to.3-a2
wide	khoah4
widow	chiu2-koaN2-lang5
wife	bo.2
wife	khan1-chhiu2
wife (second wife--not first!)	au7-siu7
wife of the boss	thau5-ke1-niu5
wily	kau2-koai3
win	iaN5
win a prize	tio8
wind	hong1
window	thang1-a2
wine	chiu2
wing	sit8
winter	koan5-lang0
wipe	chhit4
wise	khiau2
wise	gau5
woman  	cha1-bo.2
womanize	khai1
wood 	sam1
wooden clogs	bak8-kiah8
woods 	chhiu7-na5
word	ji7
worker	kang1-lang5
world	se3-kai3
worry	hoan5-lo2
woven mat;  sheet	chhioh8
wrap	pau1
wrap; pack	chng1
wretched	sue1-siau5
wretched	liau2-jian5
wristband	chhiu2-ng2
wristwatch	si5-pio2
wristwatch	chhiu2-pio2
write	sia2
wrong	m7-tioh8
Wednesday	Pai3-saN1
yawn	hah4-hi3
year after next	au7-ni5
year before last	chun5-ni0
yell	ok4
yellow	ng5
yellow buffalo	ng5-gu5
yesterday	cha7-hng1
yokel or bumpkin 	han1-chu5
youger brother	sio2-ti7
young	siau3-lian5
young lady	sio2-chia2
younger sister	sio2-be7
zinc	a1-ian5
zoo	tong7-but8-hng5