bale, of goods, khún; tōa-khún. out water, ié-tiāu-tsúi.
ball, kiû. play foot-ball, that-kiû. eye ball, ma̍k-chiu-jîn.
ballad, khek; ko; kua. sing a ballad, chhiè-khek; chhiè-kua.
ballast, tãng; teh-tãng; teh-tsāi.
balloon, phû-hûn-kiû; thien-tsûn; pue-chhia; khì-kiû.
balustrade, lâng-kang; lâng-kang-chí.
bamboo, tek. pole, tek-ko. mat, tek-chhie̍h. chair, tek-íⁿ. shoots, tek-sún. grove, tek-nâⁿ. slips for wicker-work, tek-bi̍h. scrubbing brush, tek-tshóiⁿ. raft, tek-pâi. beat with bamboo, phah-póiⁿ-kiáⁿ; phah-tek-póiⁿ (in schools).
bananas, keng-chie. see bunch
band, tòa. musical, che̍k-pan ti-tâ-khek. of soldiers, tūi.
banditti, che̍k-pan-tsha̍t; tsha̍t-khòu.
bane, ta̍k; ta̍k-mue̍h.
banian, tree, sêng-chhiū; chhêng-chhiū.
banish, khién-kun liû-thû (4 degrees, first most severe). kun-liû-thû; tshong-kun; liû-thû; liû-tsũe; tshut-liû; thû-tsũe.
bank, river embankment, toi. river bank, hô-kîⁿ. sand bank, sua-phiâⁿ; sua-pà. money, ngṳ̂n-hâng; ngṳ̂n-tiàm; chîⁿ-tiàm; kheng-si-phòu. notes, ngṳ̂n-toaⁿ.
bankrupt, tó-tièⁿ; phùa-ke.
banquet, toh-sia̍h; ím-àn. give, tsò-toh; siet-sia̍h; chhiáⁿ-àn; chhiáⁿ-chiú. hall, kheh-tn̂g; kau-lâu-kuán.
banter, hì-thâm; hí-chhiè-ūe; hó-chhiè kâi-ūe; hì-sńg.
baptism, sói-lói. by immersion, chìm-lói; ùn-lói. receive, niáⁿ-sói-lói. perform, kiâⁿ-sói-lói.
baptize, kiâⁿ-sói-lói. by immersion, kiâⁿ-chìm-lói.
bar, river, sua-thuaⁿ. of silver, ngṳ̂n-tiâu. door, tshùan; chhèng.
barb, of a hook, gṳ̃; kau-gṳ̃. barbed, seⁿ-ũ-gṳ̃.
barbarian, î-jîn; chheⁿ-huan; huan-nâng; mân-î; î-te̍k.
barbarous, hiau-hiông; aú-mân; sim-sèⁿ pãu; hiong-pãu.
barber, thì-thâu sai-pẽ.
bard, si-jîn; si-ong; si-kheh.
bare, kng; chhiah. body, lòu-thói; chhiah-sin; chhiah-ka-lit; chhiah-thói. to strip bare, as robbers, pak kàu sok-sok-theh; pak-kàu tñg-tiâu se-sùaⁿ. to strip bare, thn̍g-tiāu-saⁿ. barefoot, pak-chhiah-kha.
barefaced, tek-sún-mīn; m̄-tsai siáu-lí; bô-liâm-chhí; mīn-phûe kãu.
