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Cane, a walking stick, tiông giāng; góng-giāng: rattan, dìng: – chair, dìng-iē: sugar–, ciá: V. páh; háuk.

Caugue, già: to wear the –, dò̤-già.

Canister, ĭng; guáng: tea –, dá-niŏh ĭng; dà-niŏh guáng.

Cannibal, siăh nè̤ng gì nè̤ng.

Cannon, lòng-gĭ; duâi-páu: – ball, páu-cī; lòng-gĭ cī: to fire –, bóng páu; bóng lòng-gĭ.

Cannot, mâ̤; mò̤-dăng-dŏng; mò̤-niăh-ài; mò̤-sĭng-sié; bók-nèng: – go, mò̤-dék-kó̤.

Canton, – Province, Guōng Dĕ̤ng: – City, Iòng Siàng.

Canvas, pùng-buó.

Cap, mô̤: common Chinese –, uāng-mô̤: winter hood, hŭng-: red tasseled official –, è̤ng-mô̤: – without tassels, mô̤ tàu: to wear a –, dái-mô̤: – block, mò̤-huóng.

Capable, â̤; ô-buōng-sê̤ṳ: capability, buōng-sê̤ṳ.

Capacious, kuák-duâi.

Capacity, liông; lĭk-liông: ability, buōng-sê̤ṳ: – for drinking liquor, cīu-liông.

Cape, headland, gáe̤k: shoulder cloak of women, ùi giĕng.

Capital, N. buōng-cièng; cṳ̆-buōng: to use one's –, bĕk buōng: the – of a kingdom, gĭng-siàng; gĭng-dŭ: adj. cóng, hō̤.

Capitalist, cài-ciō.

Capitulate, dàu-hòng.

Capon, dŏng-giĕ.

Capricious, giĕ-bā giĕ-iéng.

Capsize, bà̤-lēng-pók.

Capstan, giēu-buàng.

Captain, sùng-ciō: – in the army, bā-cūng.

Captious, tói-mông.

Captive, hŭ-chìu.

Capture, niăh.

Caraway-seed, siēu-pùi̤-hiŏng.