kàng.
cape, suaⁿ-thâu.
caper, tsho̍k-tsho̍k-thiàu.
capital, pńg-chîⁿ. lent, bó-chîⁿ. capital and interest, bó-thâu lāi-sek; bó-lāi. crime, sí-tsūe. city, kiaⁿ-siâⁿ; kiaⁿ-sṳ; kiaⁿ-tou.
capitulate, kàu mién-chièn-pâi; tâu-hâng; hâng-ho̍k.
capon, iam-koi.
capricious, bô-tsú-ì; húan-tshut húan-ji̍p; bô-tiāⁿ bô-tie̍h.
capstan, ká-pûaⁿ. for heaving anchor, ká-tèng-soh kâi-pûaⁿ.
capsule, of leguminous plants, khak.
captain, of foreign ship, tsûn-tsú (owner). of native vessel, tãi-kong.
captious, hàuⁿ-seⁿ-sṳ̄; sié-sṳ̄ iā-àiⁿ liú-khang; hàuⁿ-à; lãu-à; lāu-à-thâu.
captivated, with, tsùe-hàuⁿ; tsuan-hiàng; luàn-siẽⁿ.
capture, lia̍h; lû-lia̍h. captive, pĩ-lia̍h; pĩ-lû.
car, chhia.
carambola, iêⁿ-tô (sometimes called Chinese gooseberry).
carapace, khak.
caravansary, lōu-tsãm; tiàm-phòu; mêⁿ-tiàm; kheh-tiàm; kheh-ngõ.
caraway, sòi-hûe-hiang; tōa-hûe-hieⁿ.
carbuncle, iong-tsu. between the shoulders, pùe-iong; pùe-tsu. on the back, pau-kó-eng.
carcase, sin-si. of dog, sí-káu. of cow, sí-gû.
card, pài-thap; toaⁿ-phièn; tan-hông. playing cards, tsúa-pâi. to play cards, phah-tsúa-pâi; keng-tsúa-pâi. card case, thiap-a̍p.
cardamom, ne̍k-tāu-khòu; pe̍h-tāu-khòu.
cardinal, points, sì-hng; tang-sai lâm-pak.
care, liû-sim; sié-sim; tsṳ́-sòi; ēng-sim; kṳ́n-sin; tsham-chhim; tham-chhim. anxiety, khùa-lṳ̃; huân-ló; khùa-sim; khùa-liãm; khùa-huâi; huân-sim. take care of, chiàu-kù; thóiⁿ-kù; kuan-kù. not to care, bô-kài-ì; bô-chhiet-iàu; bô-siang-kan; m̄-tshái. what care I for that matter? hṳ́-kâi-sṳ̄ kāng-uá ũ-sĩ-mih kan-sia̍p? I do not care to go. uá bô-mih àiⁿ-khṳ̀; uá bô-mih nguãn-khṳ̀.
careless, ló-tshó; chhìn-tshái; bô-sié-sim; hut-lia̍k; thèng-lâi.
caress, sie-phõ sie-chim; phõ--khí-lâi chim; sieh.
