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Contributions, giŏng-sṳ̆ gì cièng.

Contrite, huói-cô̤i.

Contrive, mèu; siĕk huák; páh-sáung.

Contrivance, mèu-liŏk.

Control, V. restrain, guāng-sók: govern, guāng; ciō-é; ciō-sĭng: cannot – it, mâ̤-ciō dék-é: absolute –, ciō-céng.

Controversy, biêng-báuk; biêng-lâung.

Contumely, lìng-ṳ̆k.

Contusion, siŏng; chăng-gāu; gé̤ṳk-háik.

Conundrum, mê.

Convalescent, bâng hō̤.

Convene, huôi-cĭk.

Convenient, biêng; biêng-gék; sông-biêng: when –, suì-biêng; cṳ̀ng-biêng.

Convent, nà̤-gŭ-ăng.

Conversant, sṳ̆k-sék.

Converse, páng-gōng: conversational power, gōng-dā.

Conversion, gāng-huá.

Convert, V. gaȳng-huá: change, biéng-uâng: N. a –, hông-gáu gì-nè̤ng; sĭng diē-gáu gì-nè̤ng; sêu-gāng-huá gì-nè̤ng.

Convex, uŏ-uŏ; pó-pó.

Convey, – by boat, hâ: by boat or carriage, ông: transmit, gié; diòng.

Convict, V. diâng cô̤i: N. huâng-nè̤ng.

Convince, sāi nè̤ng bŭk; sāi nè̤ng séng: overthrow in argument, báuk dō̤.

Convivial, hó̤ lŏk; tăng káh-lièu.

Convoke, hāu nè̤ng huôi-cĭk.

Convolvulus, ngū-niŏh-dìng.

Convoy, V. sáe̤ng-hèng.

Convulsions, có̤ hŭng; có̤ găng-hŭng; tiŭ-gṳ̆ng gì-céng.

Cook, V. cṳ̄: – thoroughly, gòng; kŏ̤: – in ashes, uĭ: – in an inner vessel, dông: cooked, sṳ̆k: half-cooked,