wide, khuah; khuah-tōa; khuah-khǹg; kuang-khuah; khuan-khuah; khùaⁿ; khuan-khùaⁿ. to widen, liú-khuah; tsha̍k-khuah; khui-khuah; chhiâⁿ-khuah; mue̍h-khuah.
widow, kúa-hũ; siú-kúa. who refuses to marry again, chiet-hũ; siú-chiet. widower, sit-ngóu.
wife, chhi; bóu; hũ; lãi-nâng; ke-lãi; ke-ãu; ke-kùan. take a wife, see MARRY. your wife, lẽng-chiàⁿ; tsun-só; lãi-tsõ; tsun-hu-jîn; tsun-lãi; hiên-só. my wife, lãi-nâng; lãi-tsuat; tsuat-keng. [if she has a son fer husband will call her so-and-so's mother.] my good wife (addressing her), hiên-chhi. wife and children, chhi-tsṳ́; bóu-kiáⁿ. to take a second wife, tshūa-jī-nâng. legal wife, chiàⁿ-chhi; tek-chhi; tsháu-thâu. first wife, huat-chhi; ngûan-phùe. wife's brother, chhi-kũ. wife's sister, chhi-î.
wig, ké-môⁿ; ké-thâu-môⁿ.
wild, iá. beast, iá-siù. growing wild, suaⁿ seⁿ; pe̍h-huat; tsṳ̃-seⁿ. fowl, tsúi-chiáu. goose, hái-gô.
wilderness, khùang-iá; tsháu-iá.
will, chì; sim-chì; chì-khì; tsú-ì. will you or will you not? lṳ́ àiⁿ a-màiⁿ? lṳ́ àiⁿ--mé? I will go, úa pit-àiⁿ-khṳ̀. he will not do it, i m̄-hàuⁿ-tsò; m̄-khéng; m̄-ngũan. will this do? chí-kâi hó--mé? it will do, õi--tsò-tit; khó-íⁿ.
will, a, zũi-tsṳ; zũi-tsok.
wilful, kù-ì; chip-ì.
willing, khéng; hàuⁿ; huaⁿ-hí; ngũan; kam-sim chhêng-ngũan; kam-ngũan; tshut-pńg-sim.
willow, liú; liú-chhiū. weeping, si-liú; sûi-si-liú.
wince, sok-bûa; kiu-bûa.
wind, huang. a gust of, che̍k-tsûn-huang; che̍k-tsūn-huang. fair, sũn-huang. gentle, huang li-li. adverse, nge̍k-huang; thêⁿ-(tùi-; phah-;) huang. high, huang tōa. lighter, huang iáu-sie̍h. gone down, huang tiām; huang chẽⁿ. to catch the, hâⁿ-huang. windpipe, ngẽ-âu.
wind, to, as thread, în; tîⁿ; tsāng. wind the queue round the head, khûan-piⁿ; phûan-piⁿ; tá tsang-kiáⁿ-lô (at the back of the head). a clock, khui-sî-cheng. a winding road, lōu uan; lōu uan-khek; i-uan khit-khek.
window, theng. a sliding one, theng-thuah. shutters, theng-mn̂g. stanchions, theng-chí.