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Chest, box, siŏng: – on wheels, liēng-gói: breast, hṳ̆ng-sèng.

Chestnut, lĭk-cī: water –, mūi̤-sì.

Chew, ciŏh.

Chicken, giĕ-giāng: – hearted, dāng siēu.

Chicken-pox, cūi-ciŏ.

Chide, cáik-bê.

Chief, N. headman, tàu-gă; tàu-nè̤ng: adj. iéu-gīng.

Chiefly, duâi-buâng: for the most part, dâi-iók; gṳ̆-dŏ̤.

Chilblains, dĕ̤ng-cī.

Child, niê-giāng; giāng: children, niê-giāng-gŏ̤: one's own children, giāng-niè.

Childbed, hŭng-miēng.

Childbirth, săng giāng; iōng giāng.

Childhood, có̤ niê-giāng.

Childish, niê-giāng-hìng; niê-giāng-kê.

Chill, siŏng-hàng; iāng-hŭng; siŏng-hŭng.

Chilled, gàng.

Chillies, huăng-ciĕu; huă-ciĕu.

Chilly, liăng.

Chimney, iĕng-dè̤ng: lamp –, díng-guōng.

Chin, â-hài; â-bà.

China, Dṳ̆ng-guók; Dâi-chĭng-guók.

Chinaman, Dṳ̆ng-guók nè̤ng.

China-aster, gé̤ṳk-huă.

China-root, hŭk-lìng.

Chinaware, cṳ̀-ké.

Chink, pùng-póng.

Chintz, huă-buô; iòng-huă.

Chips, chà-puói.

Chisel, chĕ̤k; câng: stone cutter's –, siŏh-câng; câng-lŏ̤: to – letters, câng-cê.