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Colleague, dùng-lò̤: official –, dùng-lièu.

Collect, V. sĭu; cĭk siŏh-dŏi; ièng: – money, kák cièng: – accounts, sĭu só.

College, cṳ̆-iêng.

Collide, pâung: collision, siŏng pâung.

Colloquial, the –, bàng-uâ; tū-uâ; tū-kiŏng.

Collusion, dùng mèu.

Colony, sṳ̆k-guók.

Colour, sáikl ngàng-sáik: to lose the –, tó̤i-sáik: pigments, ngàng-lâiu.

Column, têu: – of letters, hòng.

Comb, coarse –, tàu-sĕ̤: fine –, bê-sĕ̤; V. sĕ̤; bê.

Combat, N. gău-ciéng: V. dā̤-dĭk.

Combine, unite, hăk; ché̤ṳng.

Combustible, â̤-diŏh; gié-diŏh.

Come, lì: – in, diē-lì: arrive, gáu: has –, lì-lāu; lì-lò̤.

Comedy, páh-căk-hié.

Comely, hō̤-káng; cáuk-gă.

Comet, chēng-chīu-sĭng.

Comfort, V. ăng-ói.

Comfortable, ká̤-uăk; chṳ̆-tióng.

Comfortless, ng-chṳ̆-tióng.

Comic, hō̤-chiéu; ô-ché̤ṳ.

Comma, dók.

Command, V. mêng; hŭng-hó: –, as troops, liāng; dái: N. mèng-lêng.

Commandments, lŭk-gái; gái: the Ten –, sĕk-gái.

Commemorate, gé-niêng.

Commence, kī; kī-chīu; kī-tàu; kŭi-chīu.

Commencement, kī-tàu.

Commend, chĭng-cáng; bŏ̤-bī: recommend, bō̤-ciéng.

Commendation, cáng-mī.

Comment, V. gā-ció: – in writing, có̤-ció: N. ció.