| English | Hakka |
|---|---|
| bubble | pau1 |
| bubble up | hi3 pau1 |
| bubbles in liquid | sui3 pau1 |
| bucket | tung3 |
| budge | mau3 |
| build | dap5 |
| build a dwelling | dap5 vuk5 |
| build an embankment | zok5 bok5 |
| building | liu2 |
| building and construction | gen4 zuk5 |
| bulging eyes | bau4 ngan3 |
| bull | ngiu2 gu3 |
| bully by ridicule | ki1 fu4 |
| bumble bee | vu1 yang1 fung1 |
| bump into | pung1 |
| burma | mien1 tien4 |
| burn | iu4 |
| burn (vb.) | lat5 |
| burn (vb.) | tam2 |
| burst open | bau4 |
| bury | mai2 |
| business | sen1 li1 |
| bustling | vong4 |
| busy | mong2 |
| busy | hem2 hem2 tiau2 |
| busy | vong4 |
| but | but5 go3 |
| butcher a carcass | tong1 |
| butcher a pig | tong1 zu1 |
| butt in (someone's conversation) | cap5 zoi4 |
| butter | ngiu2 yiu2 |
| butterfly | yong2 yap6 |
| butterfly | fu2 tiap6 |
| buttocks | si3 fut5 tun2 |
| buttocks prone | si3 fut5 tet6 tet6 |
| button (vb.) | liu3 |
| button up | liu3 liu3 |
| buttons on clothes | liu3 |
| buttons on clothes | liu3 zai3 |
| buy | mai1 |
| buy according to a prescription | pui4 |
| buy daily groceries | mai1 coi4 |
| buy groceries | mai1 coi4 sung4 |