| English | Hakka |
|---|---|
| place | tang4 |
| place | vui4 zi4 |
| place (n.) | ti4 fong1 |
| place (n.) | vui4 |
| place (vb.) | fong4 |
| place a main beam in a house into position | song3 liong2 |
| place into (a bag or container) | zong1 |
| place into position | song3 |
| placed underneath | sin2 |
| placed underneath | tiap5 |
| plait (n.) | bin1 |
| plan (n.) | ge4 |
| plane (woodwork tool | pau2 |
| plank | ban3 |
| plank | muk5 ban3 |
| plant (n.) | cit6 vut6 |
| plant (vb.) | zung4 |
| plastic | gau1 |
| plastic bag | gau1 toi4 |
| plate | tiap6 |
| plate | bat5 |
| plate | diu1 |
| plate | diu1 zai3 |
| plate glass | giang4 |
| play (n.) | hi4 kiak5 |
| play (vb.) | gau3 |
| play football (soccer) | tiak5 zuk5 kiu2 |
| pleasant | sien4 |
| please may I ask... | ciang3 mun4 |
| pleased with oneself | hin3 |
| pliers | kiam2 |
| pliers | kiam2 zai3 |
| plimsoles | ti3 yuk5 hai2 |
| plow (n.) | lai2 |
| plow (vb.) | gang1 |
| plow a field | gang1 ten2 |
| plowing and sowing crops | gang1 zung4 |
| plowing fields | lai2 ten2 |
| plug (electric) | cap5 so1 |
| plum | li3 |
| plum | bau3 lam4 |
| plum | li3 zai3 |
| plump | lep5 |
| pluto | men2 vong2 sin1 |