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....
