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CADET cadet, o̍h-bú (military).

cage, bird, chiáu-lâng. for criminals, chhiû-lâng.

cajole, so-lua̍h; so--nâng lua̍h--nâng; moⁿ-so; phièn kàu-i-hàuⁿ.

cake, piáⁿ; kúe; ko. sponge-cake, koi-nñg-ko. bean, khou.

calabash, hôu-hôu; hôu-lôu-pû.

calamity, m̄-tsãu-hùe; seⁿ-hũa; hũa-huãm; tsai-hũa; tsai-lān; huãm-lān; tshou-khóu.

calamus, chhiang-phû.

calculate, phah-sǹg; pheⁿ-phah; sǹg; tá-sǹg; tshâi-ta̍t; tshâi-chiak.

calculus, in bladder, suaⁿ-lîm; chie̍h-lîm.

caldron, tōa-tiáⁿ. for boiling sugar, thn̂g-tiáⁿ.

calendar, la̍h-ji̍t; thong-tsṳ.

calender, ta̍h-pòu; khoih-pòu. calender-stone, ta̍h-pòu-chie̍h; ta̍h-chie̍h. the pin, pòu-te̍k.

calf, gû-kiáⁿ. calf of leg, kha-tn̂g-tóu. to calve, gû seⁿ-kiáⁿ.

calibre, of gun, chhèng-kháu; chhéng-khang.

calico, pòu.

call, kiè; hàm; chie. out, khui-siaⁿ. call to mind, siẽⁿ-khí-lâi; siẽⁿ-tie̍h; liãm-tie̍h. call on anyone, pài-hāu; sie-sûn. what is he called? i kiè-tsò sĩ-mih-miàⁿ? to call animals, khou.

calling, occupation, sṳ̄-ngia̍p.

callous, lang; seⁿ-lang; chhiẽⁿ-lang. heart, sim ngẽ; sim zû-thih-chie̍h; o̍h kàu-kang-ngẽ.

calm, bô-huang; tiām-huang chẽⁿ-nn̄g. taking things calmly, tshông-iông; tshông-tshông iông-iông.

calumniate, húiⁿ-pãng; pù-lũ; pù-lũ miâⁿ-sek.

camel, lo̍h-tho̍h.

camellia, tê-hue.

camlet, ú-se; ú-tn̄g; ú-môⁿ.

camomile, flowers, kam-kek-hue; pe̍h-kek-hue; iá-kek-hue; suaⁿ-kek-hue.

camp, iàⁿ-pûaⁿ; piaⁿ-iâⁿ; iâⁿ-chē. to camp, phah-iâⁿ-pûaⁿ; tshàng-iâⁿ. hiã-chē.

camphor, chieⁿ-ló; piaⁿ-phièn (Baroos camphor), tree, chieⁿ-chhiū. wood, chieⁿ-tshâ.

can, lêng; õi-tit. you can, or may, do so and so, tsò-tit; khó-íⁿ. can you do this? lṳ́ pat-tò-tsò, mé? lṳ́ tsò pat-tò-khṳ̀, a-m̄-pat? cannot, bõi-tit; bõi; put-lêng; bô-lêng-ûi. cannot but..., put-tit put...; put-tit-íⁿ tie̍h....