- quack, a, uãng-lo̍k; kuang-kùn.
- quack, to, ah-siaⁿ; ah-ah-kiè.
- quadrant, niêⁿ-thiⁿ-chhieh (or sextant).
- quadrupeds, tsáu-siù.
- quadruple, sì-pũe; sì-têng.
- quagmire, làm-thôu; làm.
- quail, a, lōu-thûn; liãu-thûn; ang-tshun. fight with, phah-chiáu; phah-ang-tshun.
- quake, chín-tõng. with fear, kiaⁿ kàu-tõ-tòng.
- quality, téng; pín; hō; thie. best, siãng-téng; thiàu-téng; it-pín. second, jī-téng; jī-hō.
- quantity, what? jie̍h-tsōi? great, tsōi-tsōi; ke-ke; tōa-bó-mue̍h. estimate, pān jie̍h-tsōi; kóu jie̍h-tsōi.
- quarrel, sie-à; seⁿ-ūe; ũ-ūe; sie-cheⁿ; sie-tũ; sie-mēⁿ; poh-khùi; sĩ-hui. quarrelsome, lãu-à; hàuⁿ-seⁿ-sṳ̄.
- quarry, chie̍h-suaⁿ; phah-chie̍h-suaⁿ.
- quarter, sì-hūn tsṳ-che̍k. to, pun-tsò sì-hūn. of an hour, che̍k-khek. a region, tī-hng.
- quartz, pe̍h-chie̍h.
- quash, an affair, teh-tiāu; hìm-tiāu.
- quaver, siaⁿ tiē.
- queen, nńg-uâng; uâng-hõu; huâng-hõu. of heaven, thien-hõu.
- quell, cheng-hua̍t; hua̍t-tsha̍t; phêng-luãn; phêng-tī-hng.
- quench, fire, kiù-húe; tsâng-kùe-húe (with water). thirst, kói-khuah; chí aû ta.
- question, mn̄g; poh-mn̄g; chhê-mn̄g; kiù-mn̄g; huáng-mn̄g; thèng-mn̄g. and answer, mn̄g-tap.
- queue, the, piⁿ. to plait, pĩⁿ-piⁿ. to comb, siu-piⁿ. cut off, kuah-tiāu-piⁿ. to join, chiap-piⁿ; chiap-tsáng.
- quick, méⁿ; khùe; kín. walk a little more quickly, kiâⁿ-mé--chē. in intelligence, tshong-mêng; lêng-lāi.
- quicksilver, tsúi-ngṳ̂n.
- quiet, chẽⁿ; tiām-chẽⁿ; thiâm-chẽⁿ.
- quill, môⁿ-kńg; gô-môⁿ-kńg. pen, gô-môⁿ-pit.
- quilt, to, a garment, ji̍p-mîⁿ; hâng-niûⁿ.
- quinsy, aû-lêng jie̍t-thiàⁿ; âu thiàⁿ; âu seⁿ-sang-ngô.
- quire, che̍k-to-tsúa.
- quit, khṳ̀; sî; siá; khì; lī-khui.
- quite, the same, pêⁿ-pêⁿ-iēⁿ. certain, tiāⁿ-tie̍h. right, chiũ-sĩ; tie̍h; put-tshò; bõi-tāⁿ; tùi-tùi. not quite up to, bô-hièⁿ-chiẽⁿ; bô-hièⁿ-kàu; tsua̍h se-su.
- quiver, a, chìⁿ-tō.
- quiver, to, khiū; tòng; tùn. with rage, khì kàu kha sih chhiú sih.
- quoin, chiⁿ.
- quote, ín-tsṳ; ín-kiaⁿ kṳ̃-tién.