| English | Hakka |
|---|---|
| slam (a door shut) | gang2 |
| slave | lu2 |
| sleep | soi4 |
| sleep | soi4 muk5 |
| sleep | tiu3 |
| sleep on the streets as a down and out | mau1 gai1 |
| sleeping pills | on1 min2 yok6 |
| sleepy | muk5 soi4 |
| sleepy | ngan3 kioi4 |
| sleeve | ciu4 |
| slender | yiu4 |
| slice | pen3 |
| slice (vb.) | gai4 |
| slight cold [jan 5th - 7th] | siau3 hon2 |
| slight cold [jan 5th - 7th] | siau3 hon2 |
| slight heat [jul 6th - 8th] | siau3 cu3 |
| slight heat [jul 6th - 8th] | siau3 cu3 |
| slight snow [nov 22nd -23rd] | siau3 siet5 |
| slight snow [nov 22nd -23rd] | siau3 siet5 |
| slime | can2 |
| sling mud and snide remarks | bat6 |
| slip between (vb.) | siap5 |
| slip on a slippery surface | can3 |
| slippery | vat6 |
| slit | la4 |
| slither (thin slice) | pen3 |
| slope (embankment) | bo1 |
| sloped | cia2 |
| sloping embankment | cia2 bo1 |
| sloppy | le2 fui2 |
| slosh | gap6 |
| slosh around | long1 |
| slow | man4 |
| slow cook | dun1 |
| slow cook (vb.) | mun1 |
| slowly | man4 man4 |
| slug | lang1 ki2 |
| slug | ye2 lo2 |
| sly | gan1 |
| sly | gan1 vak6 |