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Counter, shop –, gôi-tàu.

Counteract, cū-cī: – poison, gāi dŭk.

Counterbalance, dó̤i-di.

Counterfeit, V. gā-mô̤: adj. gā: – coinage, sṳ̆-.

Counterpane, puôi-dăng.

Counterpart, sŏng-dè̤nng gì-nó̤h.

Countless, ù-só-sáung.

Country, guók: the –, hiŏng-.

Couple, a pair, siŏh-hăk; siŏh-sĕ̤ng; siŏh-dó̤i: two, lâng-ciâh; lâng-gí; husband and wife, hŭ-chă̤; hŭ-hô; lâu-gŭng-mā: V. to –, cé̤ṳng găk.

Couplet, dó̤i-lièng.

Courage, dāng; dāng-liŏh; dāng-liông: keep up your –, sĭng-găng bā-diâng.

Courageous, duâi-dāng; ṳ̄ng.

Courier, chiĕng-li-mā; pàu-muŏng-cṳ̆: a – stage, iăh-câng.

Course, N. diô; diô-tiàng: a depraved –, pià-diô: one – of a meal, siŏh uāng chái: of –, cê̤ṳ-iòng.

Courses, monthly –, gĭng-cūi; nguók-gĭng; nguŏk-sê̤ṳ.

Court, a yard, tiĕng-cāng: law –, guăng-dòng-ding: Imperial –, dièu-dìng: to hold one service of –, sīng siŏh-dòng.

Courteous, ô-lā̤-só.

Courtesan, băh-méng; biēu cṳ̄.

Courtesy, lā̤-ùng; lā̤-só.

Courtier, dièu-sìng.

Cousin, male –, biēu-hing-dâ̤: female –, biēu-ciā muói: second –, biēu-dĭk.

Covenant, N. iók: V. iók; lik-iók; có̤-iók.

Cover, N. gái; dáu: chair –, giêu-dáu; giêu-mô̤: a jar –, gŏng-gái: V. káing; gái dáu; ciă; ciă-bé: to screen, as with the hands, iĕng: to – anything, as with leather &c., màng; to spread over, gāng: to – one's self with a bed quilt, gāng-puói: covered, káing.