| English | Hakka |
|---|---|
| stab | duk5 |
| stab | gut6 |
| stab (with a knife) | ciam1 |
| stack up | dun3 |
| stack up | kiau2 |
| stack up one atop another | cen2 |
| staircase | liu2 toi1 |
| stairs | liu2 toi1 |
| stairs | toi1 |
| stamp on | zen4 |
| stamp one's feet | dem3 |
| stamp one's feet | dem3 giok5 |
| stand | lip6 |
| stand up | ki1 |
| standing high and able to look far | ki1 det5 gau2 mong4 det5 yen3 |
| star | sin1 |
| starch thickener | hen4 |
| stare | gia1 |
| stare | ngan3 luk5 luk5 |
| stare maliciously | fan2 |
| starfish | gai1 ziak5 |
| starfruit | yong2 tau2 |
| start | hoi3 ci3 |
| steak or chop | pa2 |
| steal | tiu1 |
| steal away | tiu1 ziu3 |
| steal by trickery | cot5 |
| steam | hi4 |
| steamed and fried snacks at Chinese restaurant | diam3 sim1 |
| steep | ki1 |
| steep fields and steep ranges (i.e. hilly) | ki1 cia2 ki1 liang1 |
| stem | gang3 |
| step | ngap5 |
| stew (vb.) | dun1 |
| stew (vb.) | mun1 |
| stick | diap5 |
| stick | gun4 |
| stick (vb.) | ngiam2 |
| stick (vb.) | ci1 |
| stick into | cap5 |
| stick up at an angle | fang3 hi3 loi2 |
| stick up for | zang1 |
| sticks on one's hands | ci1 su3 |
| sticks to the hand | la1 su3 |
| sticky | ci1 gau1 gau1 |
| still is | han2 he4 |
| stink | hen1 |
| stink | cu4 hen1 |
| stir | gau3 |
| stir fry | cau3 |
| stir fry cook (occupation) | cau3 vok6 |
| stomach | du3 |
| stomach | du3 pat6 |
| stomach | vui3 |
| stomache ache | du3 pat6 tung4 |
| stomp | zen4 |
| stone | sak6 |
| stone | sak5 tiu2 |
| stone hand powered rotary flour mill | sak6 mo4 |
| stoop over | bu1 |
| stop | tin2 |
| straight | cit6 |
| straight ahead | cit6 hi4 |
| straight ahead | cit6 hang2 |
| strange | ki2 |
| strange | ki2 gai4 |
| strange | bia3 |
| strangle | ku1 |
| strangling the neck | ku1 giang3 |
| strapless sandles | to1 hai2 |
| straw hat | lip5 ma2 |
| straw hat string straps | lip5 ma2 sok5 |
| straw mushroom | cau3 gu1 |
| streaky mark | ye4 |
| stream (n.) | lak5 |
| strech | bang1 cong2 |
| street | gai1 |
| stretch | cun1 cut5 |
| stretch | mang1 cong2 |
| stretch | cun4 |
| string | sin2 |
| string | sok5 |
| string bean | tiu4 zai3 |
| stringed instrument like a lute | kim2 |
| strip outer covering | can4 |
| stripe | ban1 |
| strong | kiong2 |
| strong wind and heavy rain | bot5 tai4 fung1 lok6 tai4 sui3 |
| strongest | zui4 kiong2 |
| strut displaying one's supposed beauty | sang4 |
| stuck between the teeth | liap5 nga2 |
| study | tuk6 su1 |
| study | hok6 |
| stuff | cang1 |
| stump | dun3 |
| stupa | tap5 |
| stupid | cun3 |
| stupid | mung3 |
| sty | lan2 |