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Carbon, táng cĭng.

Carbuncle, iâ-mìng-iŏ: to have a – on the back, săng buói.

Carcass, sī-sĭ.

Cards, visiting –, piéng-dăng; bái-táik; miàng-piéng: playing –, bà̤; cāi-bà̤: to play –, páh bá: a set of –, cāi-bà̤ siŏh-hó.

Care, N. guá-lê̤ṳ: V. to take – of, ciéu-gó: to – for, regard, gó: take –! diŏh-sá̤-nê: take – of the health, bō̤-dê̤ṳng sĭng-tā̤: do not –, câi-ĭ; ng chák.

Career, miâng.

Careful, siēu-sĭng; sá̤-sĭng; niăh-sĭng; ê̤ung-sĭng: to be –, sá̤-nê: be –! diŏh-sá̤-nê.

Careless, mò̤ sá̤-nê; hù-dù; lâng-huáng; lō̤-chō̤.

Carelessly, kĭng ṳ̀ng-ê; lō̤-chō̤.

Caress, bô̤; lāng.

Careworn, chău-sĭng; lò̤-sĭng.

Cargo, huó: boatload, sâi: discharge –, kī-huó; siông-cuī: take in –, chók cūi dé; dé huó: owner of –, huó ciō.

Cargo-boat, baúk-sùng.

Carnal, háik ké gì; sṳ̆k háik ké.

Carousal, nâu cīu.

Carp, li-ngṳ̀.

Carpenter, mŭk-să-hô; mŭk-chióng; mê̤k-să-hô; dŭ-sìng.

Carpet, dê-ciĕng./

Carriage, chiă: bearing, tā̤-tái.

Carrier, letter –, chiĕng-li-mā: water –, cuī-hŭ.

Carrot, lò̤-bŭk.

Carry, dò̤: – on end of a stick across the shoulder, dăng: – betwe̤n two. gŏng: – on the back, mâi: – on the shoulder, giăk; kòng: – on the head, tīng: – under the arm, gĕk: – in the arms, as a child; bô̤: – with both hands, dáuk; pùng: – on the end of a stick, as a lantern, tiĕu: