| English | Hakka |
|---|---|
| rib | gang1 |
| ribs | gang1 gut5 |
| rice (cooked) | fan4 |
| rice (seedling) | vo2 miau2 |
| rice (uncooked) | mi3 |
| rice (whole grain seed) | guk5 |
| rice flour sweet biscuits | mi3 biang3 |
| rice gruel | zuk5 |
| rice plant | vo2 |
| rice vermicelli | zin1 su1 |
| rice which is not glutinous | zam1 mi3 |
| richochet | tan2 |
| ride (an animal) | ki2 |
| ride astride a horse | ki2 ma1 |
| ridicule someone | ki1 fu4 |
| right | yiu4 |
| right (correct) | ngam1 |
| ring on a cooking hob | lu2 ngan3 |
| rip | mak5 |
| ripe | suk6 |
| rise | hi3 |
| risen and puffed up | pang4 |
| river | ho2 |