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• 入 — rib8: to enter, to go into
• 日本囝 — rig8 bung2 gian2: Japanese person (derogatory)
• 日本人 — rig8 bung2 nang5: Japanese person
• 日本話 — rig8 bung2 uê7: Japanese language
• 日本 — rig8 bung2: Japan
• 日草 — rig8 cao2: sunlight, sunshine, daylight
• 日常 — rig8 ciang5: everyday; daily; ordinary
• 日趨 — rig8 cu1: increasingly, day by day, gradually
• 日出 — rig8 cug4: sunrise
• 日晝飯 — rig8 dao3 bung7: lunch
• 日晝頓 — rig8 dao3 deng3: lunch
• 日晝 — rig8 dao3: noon, lunch
• 日逐 — rig8 dog8: every day; daily
• 日月潭 — rig8 ghuêh8 tam5: Sun Moon Lake
• 日規 — rig8 gui1: sundial
• 日花 — rig8 huê1: faint sunlight, dappled sunlight
• 日益 — rig8 iah4: increasingly, day by day
• 日期 — rig8 ki5: date; day
• 日落 — rig8 loh8: sunset, sundown
• 日曆 — rig8 lêh8: calendar
• 日猛 — rig8 mên2: blazing (sunlight), intense sun
• 日日 — rig8 rig8: daily, every day
• 日食 — rig8 sih8: solar eclipse
• 日色 — rig8 sêg4: color of the sky, time of day
• 日頭公 — rig8 tao5 gong1: sun (honorific term)
• 日頭雨 — rig8 tao5 hou6: sun shower
• 日頭 — rig8 tao5: sun, daytime
• 日子 — rig8 zi2: day; date, time, one's life
• 日漸 — rig8 ziam6: gradually, day by day
• 日前 — rig8 zoin5: a few days ago, the other day
• 日用 — rig8 êng7: daily expenses, of everyday use
• 日 — rig8: day, sun
• 二九暝 — rih8 gao2 mê5: Chinese New Year's Eve, Lunar New Year's Eve
• 揤 — rih8: to press
• 刃 — rim2: blade, edge of a knife
• 飪 — rim2: to cook thoroughly
• 蟳 — rim5: swimming crab, crab
• 任務 — rim6 bhu6: task, mission, assignment
• 任意 — rim6 i3: arbitrary, as one pleases
• 任由 — rim6 iu5: to allow, to let (someone do as they please)
• 任 — rim6: to serve as; to hold (a post), duty; responsibility
• 壬 — rim6: ninth heavenly stem
• 妊 — rim6: pregnant
• 賃 — rim6: to rent, to lease
• 任何 — rim7 ho5: any, whatever
• 仁慈 — ring5 ce5: humane, merciful, kind
• 人類學 — ring5 lui7 hag8: anthropology
• 人類 — ring5 lui7: humanity; humankind; the human race
• 人民共和國 — ring5 ming5 gang7 hua5 gog4: people's republic, People's Republic of China (elliptical)
• 人民 — ring5 ming5: people (collectively); the people
• 人參 — ring5 siam1: ginseng
• 仁 — ring5: kernel (of a nut or seed)
• 仁 — ring5: benevolence; humaneness
• 認親 — ring7 cing1: to recognize as kin, to visit new in-laws after marriage
• 認同 — ring7 dang5: to approve of; to endorse, to identify with
• 認定 — ring7 dian7: to determine; to establish, to firmly believe
• 認可 — ring7 ko2: to approve, to acknowledge, to validate
• 認領 — ring7 nian2: to claim as one's own
• 認為 — ring7 ui5: to think that, to believe that
• 認真 — ring7 zing1: serious, conscientious, earnest
• 認證 — ring7 zêng3: to authenticate, to certify, to authorize
• 認 — ring7: to recognize, to acknowledge, to admit
• 尿道 — rio7 dao6: urethra
• 尿急 — rio7 gib4: to need to pee, to have urinary urgency
• 尿脬 — rio7 pao1: urinary bladder
• 尿 — rio7: urine, pee
• 若久 — rioh8 gu2: how long (of time)
• 若濟 — rioh8 zoi7: how many, how much
• 沼 — riou3: pond; pool
• 饒恕 — riou5 su3: to forgive; to pardon
• 鰇魚 — riu5 he5: squid
• 柔佛 — riu5 hug8: Johor (a state of Malaysia)
• 柔韌 — riu5 rim2: pliable and tough, tenacious
• 柔 — riu5: soft, gentle, supple
• 尿布 — riê7 bou3: diaper, nappy
• 熱水壺 — riêg8 zui2 hu5: thermos; vacuum flask, kettle
• 熱水器 — riêg8 zui2 ki3: hot water heater, geyser
• 偌濟 — riêh8 zoi7: how many; how much
• 然後 — riêng5 ao6: then, after that, afterwards
• 燃料 — riêng5 liou7: fuel
• 然 — riêng5: to resemble, to be like
• 褥 — rog8: mattress; cushion, bedding
• 辱 — rog8: to insult, to disgrace, to humiliate
• 冗 — rong2: superfluous; redundant, surplus; excessive
• 仍然 — rong5 riang5: still, yet, as before
• 戎 — rong5: arms; weapons (literary), military affairs
• 絨 — rong5: velvet, woolen or silk fabric
• 乳母 — ru2 bho2: wet nurse
• 愈更 — ru2 gêng3: more, even more
• 愈來愈 — ru2 lai5 ru2: more and more, increasingly
• 乳 — ru2: milk, breast, to breastfeed
• 愈 — ru2: more and more, even more, increasingly
• 如此 — ru5 ce2: like this, so, such
• 如初 — ru5 co1: as before, unchanged, back to the original state
• 如廁 — ru5 cê3: to use the toilet, to go to the bathroom
• 如同 — ru5 dang5: to be like, as, akin to
• 瑜伽 — ru5 gia1: yoga
• 如今 — ru5 gim1: nowadays, now, at present
• 如果 — ru5 gua2: if
• 如何 — ru5 ho5: how, in what way
• 如意 — ru5 i3: as one wishes, satisfactory, ideal
• 如期 — ru5 ki5: on schedule, on time
• 如夢方醒 — ru5 mang7 huang1 cên2: as if waking from a dream, to suddenly realize
• 如願以償 — ru5 nguang6 in2 sion5: to have one's wish fulfilled, to get what one wanted
• 如實 — ru5 sig8: truthfully, accurately, as things really are
• 逾越 — ru5 uag8: to exceed; to go beyond
• 俞 — ru5: a Chinese surname (Yu)
• 儒 — ru5: Confucian scholar, scholar; learned person
• 如 — ru5: to be like, as, such as
• 孺 — ru5: young child
• 榆 — ru5: elm, elm tree
• 瑜 — ru5: fine jade (archaic), used in Sanskrit transliterations and given names
• 臾 — ru5: (bound morpheme, as in 須臾) a moment; an instant; a short while
• 茹 — ru5: to eat
• 諛 — ru5: to flatter, to toady to
• 逾 — ru5: to go over; to pass over; to exceed
• 喻 — ru6: to inform; to explain, to understand, to liken; to use as a metaphor
• 裕 — ru6: abundant, rich, plentiful
• 諭 — ru6: to instruct; to tell
• 悅 — ruag8: joy; to be happy, pleased; contented; gratified
• 說 — ruag8: happy, delighted
• 熱毒天 — ruah8 dag8 tin1: hot weather, dog days
• 熱天時 — ruah8 tin1 si5: summer
• 熱天 — ruah8 tin1: hot weather, summer
• 熱水 — ruah8 zui2: hot water
• 熱 — ruah8: hot (of weather)
• 亂 — ruang6: casually; as one pleases, carelessly
• 維度 — rui5 dou7: dimension, dimensionality
• 唯一 — rui5 ig4: only, sole, unique
• 帷幕 — rui5 mo6: heavy curtain
• 維生素 — rui5 sên1 su3: vitamin
• 維他命 — rui5 ta1 mêng6: vitamin
• 維持 — rui5 ti5: to maintain, to keep; to preserve, to uphold
• 惟 — rui5: only, but, however
• 濰 — rui5: a river and former prefecture in Shandong, China (modern Weifang)
• 遺忘 — rui6 bhuang5: to forget
• 遺憾 — rui6 ham6: regrettable, a pity, unfortunate
• 維護 — rui6 hu6: to safeguard; to protect, to maintain; to uphold, to defend
• 唯恐天下不亂 — rui6 kiong2 tin1 ê6 bug4 luang6: to wish for chaos, hoping the world falls into disorder
• 維權 — rui6 kuang5: to protect one's (legal) rights
• 遺留 — rui6 liu5: to leave behind, to hand down
• 遺失 — rui6 sig4: to lose, to misplace
• 遺產 — rui6 suan2: legacy, heritage, inheritance
• 遺體 — rui6 ti2: remains, body of the deceased
• 遺傳 — rui6 tuêng5: to inherit (genetically), to pass down to offspring
• 遺址 — rui6 zi2: ruins, historical site, archaeological site
• 遺跡 — rui6 ziah4: ruins, historical remains, trace
• 唯 — rui6: only, alone
• 維 — rui6: to maintain; to preserve, to link; to connect
• 遺 — rui6: to leave behind, to bequeath, to lose
• 允許 — rung2 he2: to permit, to allow
• 允 — rung2: to allow, to permit, to consent
• 狁 — rung2: (bound form) used only in 玁狁, an ancient nomadic tribe (precursor to the Xiongnu)
• 潤 — rung6: moist; damp, sleek; glossy
• 閏 — rung7: intercalary; leap (of a year or month)
• 韌 — rung7: tough; strong; sturdy, chewy (of food)
• 睿 — ruê6: shrewd; astute; clever; keen; farsighted
• 銳 — ruê6: sharp, keen, pointed
• 芮 — ruê7: surname Rui
• 暖爐 — ruêng2 lou5: hot pot; steamboat, fireplace
• 日軟 — rêg8 neng2: weak (of sunlight)
• Z — rêh8: the Latin letter Z (as used in Chinese)
• 仁義 — rêng5 ngi6: benevolence and righteousness
• 仍 — rêng5: still; yet
• 扔 — rêng5: to throw, to throw away, to discard
• 孕 — rêng6: to be pregnant, fetus
• 沙場 — sa1 dion5: battlefield, sandy field
• 沙茶麵 — sa1 dê5 min7: shacha noodle soup
• 沙茶 — sa1 dê5: shacha sauce, satay sauce
• 沙拉 — sa1 la1: salad
• 傻瓜 — sa6 gua1: fool, idiot, silly person
• 傻 — sa6: foolish, silly, stupid
• 啥 — sa6: what
• 雪文 — sab4 bhung5: soap
• 卅 — sab4: thirty (30)
• 颯 — sab4: valiant; grand (as in 颯爽), sound of wind (onomatopoeia)
• 剎車 — sab8 cia1: to brake; to stop by braking, brakes (noun sense)
• 蝨母 — sag4 bho2: louse
• 蝨篦 — sag4 bêng3: fine-tooth comb, nit comb
• 塞車 — sag4 cia1: to be jammed with traffic, to have a traffic jam
• 薩 — sag4: a surname, phonetic transcription character (e.g. in 菩薩 'bodhisattva')
• 蝨 — sag4: louse, parasite (figurative)
• 煠 — sah8: to boil, to blanch, to deep-fry
• 西安 — sai1 ang1: Xi'an (city in Shaanxi, China)
• 西紅柿 — sai1 ang5 sai6: tomato
• 西爿 — sai1 bai5: west side, to the west
• 西班牙 — sai1 bang1 ghê5: Spain
• 西餅 — sai1 bian2: Western-style pastry
• 西半球 — sai1 buan3 giu5: Western Hemisphere
• 師父 — sai1 bê6: master; teacher (esp. martial arts), term of address for a Buddhist monk or nun
• 西餐 — sai1 cang1: Western-style food, Western cuisine
• 篩茶 — sai1 dê5: to pour tea
• 釃茶 — sai1 dê5: to make tea
• 犀牛 — sai1 ghu5: rhinoceros
• 師囝 — sai1 gian2: apprentice
• 西貢 — sai1 gong3: Saigon (former name of Ho Chi Minh City), Sai Kung (Hong Kong)
• 西漢 — sai1 hang3: Western Han Dynasty (206 BC – AD 9)
• 西藥 — sai1 ioh8: Western medicine
• 西遊記 — sai1 iu5 gi3: Journey to the West (classical Chinese novel)
• 私奇錢 — sai1 kia1 zin5: secret stash of money, private savings