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CANAL canal, káng. the great canal, tōa-káng.

canary, n̂g-chiáu.

cancel, khou-tiāu-jī; kau-tiāu-jī.

cancer, disease, ta̍k-tshng; huang-ta̍k phùa-mūaⁿ; of breast, niⁿ-iong; niⁿ-ngâm.

candareen, hun. two mace and one candareen, nõⁿ-chîⁿ che̍k-hun.

candid, chiàⁿ-ti̍t; sêng-si̍t; láu-si̍t. I tell you candidly, kāng-lṳ́ tàⁿ mêng-pe̍h; si̍t-ūe kāng-lṳ́-tàⁿ; sêng-si̍t tàⁿ.

candidate, for office, hāu-sùan; hāu-póu; hāu-khueh. for first degree, thông-seng.

candle, chek. wax, la̍h-chek. candle-stick, chek-ti̍h; chek-tâi. candle-shade, teng-tsa̍h.

cane, tek-ko; tek-tshûe; khue-tîn; tîn. cane-chair; tîn-íⁿ. sugar-cane, chià.

cangue, kê. wear, taⁿ-kê. to put on for an example, phah-kê sī-chèng.

canister, tea, tê-bí-kùan.

cannibal, chia̍h-nâng-ne̍k; chia̍h-nâng.

cannon, tōa-phàu; tōa-chhèng. ball, tōa-chhèng-chí. to fire, pàng-phàu; pàng-tōa-kòng; khui-phàu.

cannoneer, phàu-siú.

cannot, bõi; bõi-tit; bõi-tit-tie̍h; bô-lêng-ûi; put-lêng; m̄-tsò-tit. cannot but, put-tit-íⁿ; bô-nãiⁿ-hô; bô-khóu-nãiⁿ-hô; put-tit put.

canon, tién; huap-lu̍t.

canonize, thek-hong; hong-tsò siàⁿ-nâng.

canopy, tsṳ́-thâi.

contharides, pn-ngiau; tāu-bâ.

canthus, of eye, ma̍k-thâu ma̍k-búe; ma̍k-tshṳ̂.

Canton, province, Kńg-tang-séⁿ; Ua̍t-tang. Canton and Kwang-si, liáng-kúang; liáng-ua̍t, city. Kńg-tang séⁿ-siâⁿ; Iêⁿ-siâⁿ; ngõu-iêⁿ-siâⁿ; ua̍t-siàⁿ; thô-siâⁿ. go to Canton, lo̍h-séⁿ; chìn-séⁿ.

canvas, phâng-pòu.

cap, bō. one, che̍k-téng-bō. summer, sú-bō. winter, kûaⁿ-bō. put on, tì-bō. take off, pak-tiāu-bō. red tasselled cap, âng-eng-bō. the common round cap, káⁿ-náⁿ-kue̍h-bō.

capable, ũ-lêng-ûi; ũ-pún-niáⁿ; ũ-tshâi-chhêng; õi; ũ-lêng-kàng.

capacious, khuah-tōa; khuah-khn̍g; khùaⁿ-chhēng.

capacity, ability, tshâi-chhêng; pún-niáⁿ. pún-sṳ̄;