gypsum, chie̍h-ko.
gyrate, īn-lâi īn-khṳ̀.
habit, si̍p-so̍k; khì-si̍p. see CUSTOM, habituated, kùiⁿ-sìⁿ; si̍p-kùan; kùan-liēn. habit becomes second nature, si̍p-kùan sêng-tsṳ̃-jiên.
habitable, hó-khiã-khí; khiã-khí--tit. habitation, tshù.
hack, to, tok; siah.
hades, im--han; im-hú; àm--thâu.
haemorrhage, lâu--hueh; hueh lâu.
haemorrhoids, thĩ; hueh-thĩ. external, gūa-thĩ. internal, lãi-thĩ.
haft, pèⁿ.
haggard, sán-sou; sán-kut lo̍h-ne̍k; sit-hêng sit-sek.
hail, pha̍k. hail falling, lo̍h-pha̍k.
Hainan, Hái-lâm.
hair, môⁿ. of head, thâu-môⁿ. of body, khóu-môⁿ. of a mole, kì-môⁿ. lose one's, thut-môⁿ; lut-môⁿ. hairy, seⁿ-môⁿ. on end, thâu-môⁿ kiah--khí. -pin, thoi; tshah-thoi; pang-tsam; thâu-thoh. to comb the, siu-thâu-môⁿ. in disorder, thâu-môⁿ zṳ̂-zṳ̂; tháu-zṳ̀-môⁿ; tháu-sùaⁿ. unplait the queue, tháu-piⁿ. plait the queue, pĩⁿ-piⁿ. hair brush, môⁿ-sueh. haircloth, bé-búe-chiⁿ. a haircloth cushion, bé-búe-tiẽn.
halberd, pê-thâu; chhe. prongs of, gé.
hale, tsàn-kiẽn; khin-kiāⁿ.
half, pùaⁿ. one, che̍k-pùaⁿ; che̍k-pôiⁿ; che̍k-ûe; che̍k-kue̍h. half-moon, gue̍h îⁿ-che̍k-pùaⁿ. half-way, pùaⁿ-lōu; pùaⁿ-thû. half-cooked, pùaⁿ-chheⁿ-se̍k; m̄-thàng-sim; khiū. half-done, tsò kàu-pùaⁿ-kue̍h.
hall, tn̂g; thiaⁿ. of justice, kong-tn̂g. of assembly, hũe-tn̂g. of audience, kim-luân-tōiⁿ; tì-tōiⁿ; gṳ̄-tōiⁿ. examination hall, kháu-īⁿ; kháu-tiêⁿ; kòng-īⁿ (for Kujin examinations).
halliards, lu̍t-soh.
halloo, kûiⁿ-siaⁿ hàm.
halo, lunar, gu̍eh īn. solar, ji̍t īn.
halt, hiah; hiah-tiām; khiã-tiām; hiah-kha; thêng-kha; thêng-hiah; suah-hiah; thêng-pōu; chí-pōu.