distillation, chiú-pôu. to ferment, khí-pôu. as leaven, kàⁿ phû; kàⁿ huat.
fern, moⁿ; suaⁿ-moⁿ; tsúi-moⁿ.
ferocious, iá; lĩ-hāi.
ferrule, thih-kha-khòu.
ferry, tōu; tōu-thâu; hûeⁿ-tōu. boat, tōu-tsûn. man, theⁿ-tōu. to cross, kùe-tōu.
fertile, pûi; pûi-jiâu. ground, pûi-tshân; pûi-jiâu kâi-tī; hó-tshân. fertilize, lo̍h-pûi; phuah-pûi; èng-pûi; kiáu-pûi.
fervent, jie̍t-sim; tsuan-sim; pek-chhiet.
fester, pũ-lâng; seⁿ-lâng; tsò-lâng; kâm-lâng.
festival, tsoih. to celebrate a, tsò-tsoih.
festivity, lāu-jie̍t; hí-sṳ̄.
festoon, tshái-bâi.
fetch, khie̍h--lâi; tòa--lâi; tsah--lâi.
fetid, ien; tshàu; tshàu-hièn; ha-bī.
fetlock, bé-kha-môⁿ.
fetter, a, soh. iron, thih-soh; kha-khàu chhiú-khàu; kha-liâu chhiú-liâu. to, só-thih-soh; pa̍k-thih-soh.
feud, uan-ke. to have, with anyone, kāng-nâng tsò-uan-ke; ũ-uan-ke.
fever, sie-jie̍t; huat-jie̍t; huat-sie; jie̍t-pēⁿ; jie̍t-chèng; sieⁿ-huang; ngia̍k-pēⁿ; la-jie̍t (feverish). and ague, kûaⁿ-jie̍t; pak-kûaⁿ; huat-sie; ùiⁿ-chhìn; kûaⁿ-pēⁿ; kiâm-siam-kûaⁿ (slightly feverish); mahⁿ-mohⁿ mahⁿ-mohⁿ (id.). quotidian ague, ji̍t-ji̍t-kûaⁿ. tertian, làng-ji̍t-kûaⁿ; kòiⁿ-ji̍t-kûaⁿ. quartan, saⁿ-ji̍t-kûaⁿ. to remove, thò-jie̍t. to abate, jie̍t thò.
few, chié; lân-ló; kúi-kâi; bô-ũa; bô-mih-tsōi; bô-hièⁿ-tsōi; bô-jie̍h-tsōi; bô-ki. a few people, lân-nâng; kúi-nâng; sù-nâng.
fib, ké-ūe; la-kè; la-san. don't, màiⁿ-la.
fibre, vegetable, si.
fickle, bô-tiāⁿ; sim kōi-î-e̍k; saⁿ-keⁿ-siẽⁿ pùaⁿ-mêⁿ-húan; húan-ho̍k bô-siêⁿ; ũ-thâu bô-búe; î-î e̍k-e̍k; húan-húan ho̍k-ho̍k.
fiction, works of, siáu-sueh. fictitious, ké; bô-iáⁿ-chiah; bô-chin-si̍t.
fiddle, hîⁿ. with two strings, jī-hîⁿ. to play the, kṳ̀-hîⁿ. bow, hîⁿ-keng. string, hîⁿ-sùaⁿ. to tune, hûa-hîⁿ. fiddler, hîⁿ-kha.
