I would not presume, m̄-káⁿ; tsò-káⁿ-tng? hô-káⁿ-tng? tsò-káⁿ? khí-káⁿ?
pretend, not to know a thing, tho-m̄-tsai; tèⁿ-m̄-tsai; tsuang-hû-thû. to be deaf, tèⁿ-tsò hĩⁿ lâng; tsuang-tsò hĩⁿ lâng; ké-tsò hĩⁿ lâng. pretender, ké-kha ké-chhiú; ngũi-phièn. pretend friendliness while plotting an injury, tshùi tõ-tàⁿ-ūe kha tõ-koih ōu-chéng.
pretext, chiã-kù; chiã-sì; chieh-sì; chieh-tuan; chieh-miâⁿ.
pretty, hó-thóiⁿ; ngiá; zû; chhiàu-kè; piáu-chì. good, õi-tsò-tit; khó-íⁿ; hoh-hó; ũ--pan-bó.
prevail, iâⁿ. prevailing, múaⁿ-tshù-ũ.
prevaricate, chiau-saⁿ mõⁿ-sì; tsôiⁿ saⁿ; ãu sì; tàⁿ-ūe m̄-pe̍h-ti̍t.
prevent, tsó-chí; nûaⁿ-chí; nûaⁿ-tsó; nûaⁿ-tsũ; tsó-keh; tsó-khiē. one from speaking, bô i khui-tshùi. one from entering, bô-i-ji̍p. trouble, mién-hũa; mién tì-kàu kan-khóu. falling, màiⁿ-pua̍h-lo̍h.
previously, soiⁿ; ṳ̃-soiⁿ.
price, kè; kè-chîⁿ. current, sî-kè. real, si̍t-kè. high, kùi-kè; kûiⁿ-kè; kau-kè. rising, chiẽⁿ-kè; chiáng-kè. falling, lo̍h-kè; tie̍t-kè. fixed, put-zṳ̃-kè; bô-nõⁿ-kè. to ask, mn̄g-kè. to estimate, kóu-kè; kóu jie̍h-tsōi-chîⁿ. wait for rise in, thãi-kè. priceless, bô-kè-pó.
prick, to, tshǹg; chhiah. by a thorn, chhiah-tie̍h-chhì.
prickly, pear, sien-pa-chiéⁿ. heat, pùi; zua̍h-pùi; pùi kã.
pride, kiau-ngãu; tsṳ̃-tōa; tsṳ̃-tsun.
priest, Buddhist, hûe-siēⁿ. Tauist , tãu-sṳ̃; sai-kong. in the Scriptures, chì-si. R. Catholic, sîn-hũ. priestess, hûe-siēⁿ-phûa. priesthood, hu̍t-ke. to enter it, tshut-ke.
prime , tõiⁿ-it; chì-hó; siãng-téng; téng-hó; siãng-hó; a-it. cost, nguân-kè. minister, tsái-siàng.
prince, thài-tsṳ́ (heir apparent); uâng-tsṳ́; chhin-uâng; kun. princess, kong-tsú. princes, uâng-chhin kok-chhek.
principal, chiàⁿ; thâu; nguân; tsú; pńg. wife, chiàⁿ-chhi; tsháu-thâu. principally, tãi-khài; tãi-iak; tãi-sì.
principle, lí; tãu-lí; tõ-lí; chhêng-lí; nâng-chhêng mu̍eh-lí. discuss the p. of a thing, tshui-lí; chiè-lí tshui-chhek.
print, ìn; ìn-chheh; ìn-tsṳ. printing blocks, ìn-póiⁿ. types, ua̍h-jī-póiⁿ. printing-house, tsṳ-hng.
prison, kam; kam-ge̍k; lô-ge̍k; kam-kuán; kuán. put
