# English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular Or Spoken Language of Swatow/V

vacant, khang; bô-mue̍h-tõ; khang-hṳ. vacancy in office, khueh-jĩm; khueh-ūi; khàng-khueh; hṳ-khueh.
vacation, of school, pàng-kè.
vaccinate, chèng-tāu. vaccine matter, tāu-chieⁿ; tāu-chéng.
vagabond, phiau-liû; liû-lî sit-só.
vagina, im-hõu; súaⁿ-mn̂g; im-mn̂g.
vagrant, iû-chhiú.
vague, u-khuah; m̄-chhiet-lí; m̄-chhiet sṳ̄-chhêng; hùam.
vail, to, chia. the face, chia-mīn; muaⁿ-mīn. a, chia-mīn-se; ou-kṳn.
vain, in, thû-lâu bô-iah; thû-lâu bô-kong; thû-jiên. labour, uán-hùi kang-hu; uáng-hùi cheng-sîn; thû-hùi sim-sṳ.
vain, tsṳ̃-khua; tsṳ̃-sĩ; hàuⁿ-hua; kiau-chhia; hṳ-khua.
​valiant, ũ-táⁿ; ũ-táⁿ-lia̍k; ũ-táⁿ-la̍t. valour, káⁿ; ióng-káⁿ; kúaⁿ-káⁿ; ióng.
valley, suaⁿ-kok; suaⁿ-kok-lok; suaⁿ-khang; suaⁿ-phāng.
valuable, pó; pó-pùe; kùi-khì; pó-kùi; kùi-tõng; tien-tõng; ta̍t-chîⁿ.
value, real, chin-kè. to value highly, thóiⁿ-tõng; kùi-tõng; tien-tõng.
van, of army, sien-hong; tsôiⁿ-hong.
vane, wind, tiāⁿ-huang-tsam; sũn-huang-kî.
vanish, kui-tsò-bô; seng-khong (into the sky).
vapour, khì. cloudy, hûn-bū; in-bū. steam, tsúi-khì; tsúi-in.
variance, at, ũ-ūe; seⁿ-ūe; ũ-hun-khiah; m̄-hûa-mo̍k; ũ-hiâm-khiah.
variegated, ngóu-sek; ngóu-tshái; hue-long; tsa̍p-sek.
various, ke-iēⁿ; kak-iē; kak-sek; kak-hō; kak-téng. articles, tsa̍p-mue̍h.
varnish, tshat; mêng-iû. to, sái-tshat; tshat. the tree, tshat-chhiū.
vase, a, chéⁿ-kan; hue-kan.
vast, khuah; khuah-tōa; miáuⁿ-miáuⁿ bô-pien; che̍k-mōⁿ bô-chì.
vat, tōa-tháng. for indigo, chheⁿ-tháng.
vault, the, of heaven, chheⁿ-thiⁿ; khiong-tshan (reading); tshan-khiong (id.); thiⁿ uan-keng uan-keng. an underground, tī-sit. vaulted, keng-uan-mn̂g.
vault, to, thiàu-lêng-mn̂g.
vegetables, tshài; chheⁿ-tshài. vegetarian, chia̍h-che; chia̍h-chhiâng-tshài. occasional vegetarian diet, chia̍h-hue-che.
vehement, kip; méⁿ; kín-sèⁿ; pek-chhiet; huat-hún.
veil, see VAIL.
vein, hueh-kṳn; hueh-lōu. to open a, khui-hueh-lōu; pàng-hueh-lōu. in wood, hue-jī. of silver, ngṳ̂n-kúeⁿ (ore).
velvet, zông. flowered, hue-zông. collar, zông-niáⁿ; zông-ãm-niáⁿ.
venerable, khó-kèng; hó-tit-nâng-kèng. Sir, tsun-kè; láu-thâi.
venerate, kèng-ùi; tsun-kèng; khim-kèng; khim-tsun; khim-ho̍k.
​venereal, disease, lap-ta̍k; huang-ta̍k. congenital, tho-ta̍k.
venetians, hāu-peh-chheh. windows, hāu-peh-chheh-theng. leaves, chheh-hie̍h.
vengeance, pò-chhiû; pò-uan.
venison, te̍k-ne̍k. dried, te̍k-póu.
venomous, ta̍k.
ventilate, thong-huang.
venture, káⁿ. one's life, káⁿ-sí; mãuⁿ-sí; thû-sí; tì-miāⁿ; piàⁿ-miāⁿ; mãuⁿ-miāⁿ.
Venus, the planet, kim-chheⁿ.
verandah, bé-lâu; tsáu-bé-lâu; lâng-ẽ.
verb, ua̍h-jī.
verbal, report, kháu-thûan. order, tng-mīn hun-hù. verbatim, chiè-kò-o̍h; che̍k-kù che̍k-kù; kù-kù siang-tâng.
verbose, to-ngân; ke-ūe; lo-so; lo-lo so-so; mīⁿ-sùaⁿ-ūe; ki-hie̍h-ūe.
verdict, phoi-phùan; kong-phùan.
verdigris, tâng-chheⁿ.
verify, hāu-ngiām.
vermicelli, mīⁿ-sùaⁿ; tāu-hún; tāu-chhiam; hún-chhiam.
vermilion, ngṳ̂n-tsu.
vernacular, thóu-thâm; thôu-ūe; pe̍h-ūe; so̍k-ūe.
versatile, ũ-pièn-thong; ũ-khûan-pièn; ua̍h-pièn; îⁿ-ua̍h.
verse, poetry, si. one, che̍k-tsat.
vertebrae, ie-kut-tsat; pùe-kut-tsat (dorsal); búe-lûn-kut (sacral); ãm-kut (cervical).
vertex, téng.
vertical, tùi-thâu-khak-téng; thâu-téng; tùi-téng; chiàⁿ-téng.
vertigo, thâu-khak hîn; hîn; hîn-kông; hîn-kông.
very, sĩm; chì; siãng; tsãi; thih; tsùe; tsa̍p-hun; tōa-ē. sorry, hûan-ló-tsãi. important, tsùe-iàu. many, sĩm-tsōi. different, tōa-m̄-tâng. that very day, tùi-tùi hṳ́-che̍k-ji̍t; tú-tú hṳ́-che̍k-ji̍t. even a very clever man could not do it, sui-sĩ thih-õi kâi-nâng hûan tsò-m̄-lâi.
vessel, a, khì-kũ; ke-húe. ship, tsûn; che̍k-chiah-tsûn.
vest, tah-pùe; kah-kiáⁿ.
vestige, hûn-chiah; kha-chiah. not a vestige of truth in it, bô-iáⁿ-chiah; bô-iáⁿ bô-chiah.
veteran, láu-chhiú. troops, chhin-piaⁿ; liēn-piaⁿ.
​veterinary, surgeon, ui-gû sin-sin; gû-ui; bé-ui.
vex, lân-ûi; kan-khóu; bûa-lān; thua-bûa; pek. vexed, hûan-ló; iu-būn; khóu-sim; ut-kak; iu-ut; tshôu-ut.
vial, sòi kâi-po-lî-tsun; po-lî-kùan.
vibrate, to, tùn; sih; tuāiⁿ (as strings of harp).
vice, a, thih-kia̍p.
vice, bad conduct, tsũe-ak; ak-si̍p; khì-si̍p m̄-hó; hui-ûi. vice-, or second, hù; thòi. vice-president of one of the supreme boards, sĩ-nn̂g.
vicinity, siang-kṳ̃n; lîn-kṳ̃n; lîn-iũ; siang-liên; lîn-kṳ; tsôiⁿ-ãu.
vicious, man; àu-nâng; pháiⁿ-nâng; nâng-tái.
victory, thâi-iâⁿ; chièn-iâⁿ; chièn-sèng; ua̍k-sèng; sèng-te̍k. report of, pò-chia̍p.
victuals, chia̍h; chia̍h-mu̍eh; húe-si̍t; bí-niêⁿ. dry, as for journey, kan-niêⁿ.
view, to, thóiⁿ. views or scenery, kuang-kéng; kéng-tī; kéng-tshù.
vigilant, kéng-chhéⁿ; kṳ́n-sín; kṳ́n-huâng; thî-huâng.
vigorous, tsàng; tsàng-kiẽn; khin-kiāⁿ; khang-kiẽn; khiâng-tsàng; ũ-cheng-sîn; ũ-khì-la̍t; ũ-cheng-la̍t; cheng-la̍t tsok.
vile, hiã-tsūaⁿ, chhiú-ak. person, siáu-jîn.
vilify, húiⁿ-pãng; iâu-pãng; pù-lũ.
village, hieⁿ-lí; hieⁿ; hieⁿ-tshng; hieⁿ-chē; chē. villager, kṳ-hieⁿ-nâng; hieⁿ-ẽ-nâng. headmen, hieⁿ-láu; hieⁿ-sin; ieh-chiàⁿ; pó-chiàⁿ.
villain, ak-nâng; phái-nâng; kan-ak; hiong-ak; khiông-hiong pãu-ak; kan-káu; kan-hiám.
vindicate, oneself, before a superior, hun-sù. another, thòi-sù; thòi-piáu. a statement, chí-chèng-kṳ̃ tshut--lâi; chí-tshut chèng-kṳ̃; khie̍h-tshut chèng-kṳ̃.
vindictive, hàuⁿ-pò-chhiû.
vine, phû-thô-chhiū. vineyard, phû-thô-hn̂g.
vinegar, tshòu; sng-tshòu.
violate, law, huãm-huap. an engagement, sit-ieh; huãm-ieh. a woman, khiâng-kan.
violence, with, khiâng. to seize with, khiâng-tshú; khiâng-àiⁿ; chiàm; pà-chiàm; âⁿ.
violent, méⁿ; méⁿ-lie̍t; pãu-ngia̍k. storm, khûang-huang méⁿ-hõu; khûang-huang pãu-hõu.
​violin, hîⁿ. to play the, kṳ̀-hîⁿ; khan-hîⁿ.
viper, ta̍k-tsûa; pn̄g-sî-thâu.
virago, mân-hũ; iá-hũ; nńg-chiàng; phuat-hũ; phuat-tsūaⁿ.
virgin, kui-nńg; tshù-nńg; chhim-kui nńg-tsṳ́; cheng-nńg (remaining a virgin for life); cheng-thông (id., man or woman).
virtue, tek. virtuous conduct, tek-hẽng. the five virtues, ngóu-siâng: jîn, ngĩ, lí, tì, sìn.
virtue, or efficacy, kong, kong-hāu; khì-la̍t; hāu-ngiām.
virulent, ta̍k; ak-ta̍k.
visage, mīn; mīn-mãuⁿ; iông-mãuⁿ; mīn-sek; mīn-hêng.
viscid, ũ-ka-liâm; liâm-nîⁿ tha-thi.
viscera, ngóu-tsãng la̍k-hú.
visible, ũ-hêng-siãng; ũ-hêng-siãng hó-thóiⁿ.
vision, dream, mîn-māng; mêⁿ-māng; māng-mũeⁿ. to have a, kìⁿ-mêⁿ-māng; māng--kìⁿ; ki-kuan--kìⁿ; ũ-māng-tiãu.
visionary, phû (pũ)-huang tshok-iáⁿ; tsúi--tang lã-gue̍h; kiàⁿ-hue tsúi-gue̍h.
visit, pài-kìⁿ; pài-hāu; mn̄g-hāu; siê-sûn. farewell, sàng-pie̍t; sàng-kiâⁿ. to miss a, sit-chiap. I am sorry I missed your visit, ãi! móng-ji̍t sit-chiap, sù--chē sù--chē! Ans., õ! móng-ji̍t khṳ̀-kùe-jiáu, phòng--tie̍h lṳ́ tsun-kè gūa--tshut-khṳ̀. to return a, hûe-pài; hûe-pōu. to, a prince, chhiâu-kìⁿ; chhiâu-kun. to, a friend or relative, thàm-iú; thàm-chhim. visiting card, pài-thiap. visitor, nâng-kheh; pin-kheh. to receive, chiap-na̍p; ngêng-chih; khúan-thãi. to dismiss, sàng-kheh; sàng-pin. to visit one and have a talk with him, khṳ̀ kāng-i phûan-sûan--chē; khṳ̀ kāng-i chiu-sûan--chē.
vitriol, blue (sulphate of copper), táⁿ-huân. green (sulphate of iron; copperas), tsõ-huân; chheⁿ-huân.
vivacious, ua̍h-phuah; lêng-lāi; ũ-sîn-khì; ũ-cheng-sîn.
vocabulary, jī-lūi.
voice, siaⁿ; siaⁿ-im. clear, siaⁿ-im chheng-liãng (or, liáu-liãng; mêng-liãng). indistinct, siaⁿ-im lô-lô (or, hâm-hû; kâm-kôu). to lose one's, sit-siaⁿ; bô-siaⁿ; sit-im. to read in a clear loud voice, khui-siaⁿ-tha̍k. to recognize one's, jīn-siaⁿ; piẽn-siaⁿ. with one voice, che̍k-kháu che̍k-sṳ̂.
void, see EMPTY. ​volcano, húe-suaⁿ; húe-iãm-suaⁿ.
volume, a, che̍k-pńg. several volumes making one work, che̍h-pang; tshûan-põu.
voluntarily, kam-sim; kam-ngũan; kam-sim chhêng-ngũan; chhêng-nguãn; huaⁿ-hí; kam-sim sêng-ì.
volunteer, mîn-tsàng; ngĩ-piaⁿ.
voluptuary, tham-chiú-sek; hàuⁿ-chiú-sek.
vomit, thòu.
vortex, tsúi ká-pūn; suân-lâu-tsúi.
vote, for, kṳ́; kṳ́-chìn.
voucher, pêng-kṳ̃; phêng-kṳ̃.
vow, to, hẽ-nguān; hṳ́-nguān. to pay a, hôiⁿ-nguān; kói-nguān; siā-nguān.
voyage, tsúi-lōu; tsúi-thiâⁿ; kiâⁿ-tsûn. next, ẽ-tsūa-tsûn; ẽ-pàng-tsûn.
vulgar, so̍k; tshou; tshou-so̍k. dialect, so̍k-ūe; thóu-thâm; pe̍h-ūe. language, tshou-ūe (vile); thóu-thóu.