| English | Hakka |
|---|---|
| roach | cat6 |
| road | lu4 |
| roam around recklessly | hiak5 |
| roast (vb.) | sau1 |
| roast beef | sau1 ngiu2 |
| roast belly pork | sau1 zu1 lam4 |
| roast by a fire | voi1 |
| roast chicken | sau1 gai1 |
| roast duck | sau1 ap5 |
| roast lamb | sau1 yong2 |
| roast pork (chinese style with a red edge) | ca1 sau1 |
| roast pork with a golden crispy crackling rind | gim1 zu1 ngiuk |
| roast pork with a golden crispy crackling rind | sau1 ngiuk5 |
| roast suckling pig | yui1 zu1 |
| rod | bin1 |
| rod | gun4 |
| rodent | cu3 |
| roll (vb.) | gen3 |
| roll about | luk5 |
| roll about here and there | luk5 loi2 luk5 hi4 |
| roll with hands | lo2 |
| roof | vuk5 nga3 dang3 |
| roof tile | vuk5 nga3 |
| room (in a building) | fong2 |
| root | gin1 |
| rope | sin2 |
| rope | sok5 |
| rose | moi2 gui4 |
| rosehip | tong2 ang1 let5 |
| rotten | lan4 |
| rotten | men2 |
| rotten | mui2 |
| rough | sep5 |
| rough | hai2 sap6 sap6 |
| round | yen2 |
| round | yen2 dit5 dit5 |
| row | pai2 |
| row a boat | yau2 |
| row a boat | yau2 son2 |
| row of houses in a village | hong4 |