Bluster, V. cĕ̤ṳ kuă.
Boa, mōng-siè.
Boar, dṳ̆ gáe̤k.
Board, bēng: – floor, bēng bàng: a bureau, buô: V. – with, bŏng hūi̤-sĭk.
Boast, kuă; kuă kēu.
Boastful, kŭa kēu.
Boat sùng: small –, sùng giāng; săng bēng: one –, siŏh-dèu sùng: a –load, siŏh sâi: a –'s compartments, sùng dū: passage –, dô sùng: to hire a –, tō̤ sùng: to take –, dák sùng.
Boat-hook, dák gău.
Boatmen, sùng gă: Foochow boat people are opprobriously called, kuóh-dà̤: sailor, cūi chīu; sāi sùng nè̤ng.
Body, sĭng; sĭng-tā̤; nṳ̆k sĭng: the whole – in pain, siŏh sĭng tiáng: members of the –, ciĕ tā̤.
Bog, cūi dĕk.
Bohea, – tea, ū-ì dà.
Boil, V. cṳ̄; săk: – in oil, pù; cák: – water for tea, páu dà.
Boiling, gūng gūng sié; gūng: – water, gūng tŏng; gūng cūi; kăi cūi: to pour – water on, táuk.
Boiler, tŏng diāng.
Boils, huóng: to have –, săng huóng: the – have burst, huóng báuk: head or core of –, nè̤ng tàu.
Boisterous, noisy, cièu lâe̤: – as wind, táu.
Bold, duâi dāng; ṳ̄ng: – person, ngâing háng.
Bolt, N. door –, muòng chaung: V. – the door, cháung muòng; sŏng muòng: – one's food, uòng mêng siăh: to run away, chéh.
Bomb, kŭi-huă páu; să̤-guă páu.
Bond, iók cê: money –, chīu piéu.
Bondage, có̤ nù-chài.
Bondmaid, ngiê-nṳ̄; ă-tàu.
Bondservant, nù-chài.
