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CONSTABLE throne, cheⁿ-ūi to̍h-kok; cheⁿ-ūi to̍h-ki.

constable, tī-pó; a-tsóng; chhê-koi; chhe-hia̍h.

, in mind, ũ-siêⁿ-sim; sim kien-kù.

constantly, siêⁿ-siêⁿ; siêⁿ-sî; chhiâng-chhiâng; tn̂g-tn̂g; ē-ē; sî-sî; kú-kú; múeⁿ-múeⁿ; lú-lú; chia̍p-chia̍p.

constellation, chheⁿ-siù. the ̂̍ constellations, jī-tsa̍p-poih siù.

consternation, kiaⁿ kàu hûn phiau (or, pue), phek sùaⁿ.

constipation, tóu-lãi zua̍h; tãi-piẽn pì-kín; tóu pì-kat; tóu kat-ngẽ; tóu kat-kín.

constitute, appoint, li̍p; siet-li̍p; tshàng-li̍p.

constitution, good, sin-hūn tsàng; tsàng-kiẽn; khiàng; kiāⁿ-tsàng; khin-kiāⁿ. weak, sin-hūn phàⁿ; sin-hūn lám; jia̍k; nn̍g-jia̍k.

constrain, mién-kiáng; ngẽ-lia̍h. oneself, tsṳ̃-mién. to stay, khiâng-lâu.

constriction, tîⁿ-kín; sn̍g-kín; tshui-kín.

construct, tsò; tshàng; tsãu; tsõ. a boat, tsõ-tsûn. construction of a sentence, tsò-bûn kâi-pit-huap.

consul, niáⁿ-sṳ̄-hú; niáⁿ-sṳ̄-kuaⁿ.

consult, siang-liâng; kàu-niêⁿ; tsham-siâng; chim-chiak.

consume, by fire, sie-tiāu. by extravagance, hua-hùi; phùa-chĩn; hùi-chĩn; húiⁿ-chĩn; huang-húiⁿ-chĩn. consumption, thâm-húe; lãi-siang-pēⁿ; hùi-pēⁿ; phùi-hueh-pēⁿ. consumptive, sán-kut lo̍h-ne̍k.

contact, to come into, oi--tie̍h; tiaⁿ--tie̍h; khõiⁿ--tie̍h; tsuãng--tie̍h; thãng--tie̍h.

contagion, ùe-tie̍h-pēⁿ; sie-ùe; thûan-jiám.

contain, tshō; iông; siũ. what heaven and earth contain, thiⁿ hiûⁿ, tī tsài.

contaminate, ùe--tie̍h lâm-sap; mak--tie̍h nah-sap; jiám--tie̍h; hú--tie̍h; hìⁿ-tie̍h; u-ùe--tie̍h.

contemplate, àm-chẽⁿ-siẽⁿ; khuaⁿ-nē-siẽⁿ. gaze at, thóiⁿ; ma̍k thóiⁿ; ma̍k kim-kim thóiⁿ.

contemporary, tâng-sî.

contempt, thóiⁿ-khin; thóiⁿ-nâng m̄-chiẽⁿ; hut-lia̍k; lia̍h-tsūaⁿ; thóiⁿ-nâng bô-tõ-ma̍k; khin-hut; miáu-sĩ. contemptible, khó-phí; hiã-tsūaⁿ; siáu-lí-sṳ̄.

contend, sie-cheⁿ. for anything, sie-cheⁿ-àiⁿ. quarrel, poh-khùi; sie-à. contentious, hàuⁿ-à; hàuⁿ-poh-khùi.