| English | Hakka |
|---|
| prawn | ha1 |
| prawn | ha2 gung1 |
| precious | bau3 |
| prefix before a given name (implies familiarity) | a1 |
| preform | biau3 |
| preform | biau3 si4 |
| preosecuting a matter | gau4 su4 |
| prepare | zin3 |
| present (n.) | li1 vut6 |
| preserve using salt | yap5 |
| preserving meat by drying | lap6 |
| press | kim4 |
| prestigeous | vui1 sui3 |
| pretend | za4 so2 pan4 den1 |
| pretend | za4 |
| pretend to be dead | za4 si3 |
| pretty | liang4 |
| prevent | fong2 |
| primary school | siau3 hok6 |
| prime minister | su3 siong4 |
| principle amount (compound interest calculation) | bun3 |
| print | yin4 |
| print block | mu2 |
| printing newspapers | yin4 bau4 zi3 |
| prison | gam1 fong2 |
| private | su1 |
| private | su1 ga1 |
| priviledged | ga4 se4 |
| probably | yiu1 ko3 len2 |
| procrastinate | to1 lai2 dai4 sui3 |
| prod | duk5 |
| prod lightly | diam3 |
| products | pin3 |
| prop (n.) | cang4 |
| prop up | cam1 hi3 |
| prop up against | cam1 |
| property tax | vuk5 soi4 |
| prosecute | gau4 |
| prosperous | vong4 |
| protect | bau3 |
| protect | bau3 fu4 |
| protein | tan4 pak6 zit5 |
| protrude out | get6 |
| protruding stomach | get6 du3 |
| protruding teeth | sa4 nga2 |
| provoke | ngia1 |