preface, sũ; sũ-thâu; siáu-ín.
prefect, ti-hú; hú-thài-iâ; hú-hièn. prefecture, hú.
prefer, kèng-hàuⁿ; zú-kèng huaⁿ-hí. I prefer Swatow to Shanghai, ṳ́-khî (or, pí) khiã-khí Siãng-hái uá lêng-tsò (or, lêng-ngũan) khiã-khí Sùaⁿ-thâu. do you prefer living in Swatow or in Shanghai? lṳ́ sĩ khiã-khí Sùaⁿ-thâu--hó, a-sĩ khiã-khí Siãng-hái--hó?
pregnant, ũ-sin-hūn; ũ-tho; ũ-ẽng; ũ-a-nôuⁿ; huâi-tho; ũ-la̍k-kah; ũ-hí-sṳ̄.
prejudice, ì-kièn phien-sṳ; chip-it; chip-thì. to my prejudice, u´¯chia̍h-khui; uá siũ-khui.
premature, būe-se̍k; sî-hāu būe-kàu; khah-soiⁿ; khah-tsá. birth, chíⁿ-gue̍h seⁿ; būe-tsok-gue̍h seⁿ; pùaⁿ-súaⁿ (abortion).
premeditate, soiⁿ-pheⁿ-phah; ṳ̃-siẽⁿ. premeditated, kù-ì.
premier, tsái-siàng.
premium, siéⁿ; khàu-siéⁿ.
prepare, ṳ̃-pĩ; pĩ-phōiⁿ; an-pâi; uaⁿ-pâi; siu-sip. prepared, tsôi-pĩ; chhî-pĩ; tshuân-pĩ; pĩn-chiàⁿ.
presage, ṳ̃-tiãu; tiãu-thâu; ki-tiãu. felicitous, siang-sũi; kit-tiãu; sũi-khì.
prescription, ie̍h-hng; ie̍h-toaⁿ. prescribe, khui-hng.
presence, in one's, tõ-mīn-tsôiⁿ; tng-mīn. of mind, lêng-ki èng-pièn; lêng-ua̍h; soiⁿ-kak; ũ-kip-tì. of the emperor, gṳ̄-tsôiⁿ.
present, lói-mu̍eh; chì-kìⁿ; sie-sàng. to give as a, sàng.
present, to, at court, ín-kìⁿ. to present tribute, chìn-kòng.
present, time, hīn-kim; hīn-tsãi; tshṳ́-tsãi; chí-hûe; ngán-tsôiⁿ; ngán-tsãi-kim; chí-tsûn; hīn-jiên. dynasty, pńg-chhiâu. I will come presently, uá chiũ-lâi.
presentiment, sim-ki; sim-tang ki-tiãu; àm-tiãu.
preserve, pó; pó-tshûan; pó-tshûn; tshûn. her virtue, as widow remaining unmarried, pó-siú tshûan-tsat; siú-tsat. preserves, thn̂g-kúeⁿ; bit-chìm; tiâm-ko.
preside, over, kúan-lí; keng-kúan. president of board, siēⁿ-tsṳ.
press, to, teh; teh-sit; kui. to urge, tshui; tshui-pek. matter from a boil, liū-lâng; liū-thûe. a press, kui. book-binder's, chheh-kui. printing, ìn-chheh-kui. pressed by circumstances, khiông-kip. pressing, kín-kín; kín-chhiet; kip-chhiet; pek-chhiet.
prestige, lién; thí-mīn; sì-mīn. to lose, sit-lién; sàu-lién.
presume, káⁿ; tsṳ̃-tsuan. presumptuous, tōa-tsú tōa-ì.
