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VOCABULARY.—Continued.
| Cook, a | Hway-t'ow. |
| Cooked (not raw) | Sek. |
| Cook-house | Hway-sit-pahng. |
| Cool | Leang. |
| Copper | Tahng or dahng. |
| Copy, to | Ts'ow. |
| Cork, a | T'aht. |
| Cork-screw | Dzeeoo-dzung. |
| Corrupt practices | Lee-pee. |
| Cotton | Swah or Sooah. |
| Courage | Tah. |
| Course, of | Dzer-dzeeyen. |
| Cotton-wool | Mee-hooay. |
| Cover, a | Khoy. |
| Cover,„ to | Khahm. |
| Crack, a | Pit-hoon. |
| Crack,„ to | Pit. |
| Credit, on | Ts'eeah |
| Crab | Hoy. |
| Cry | Khow. |
| Cup | Pooay; (tea-cup) tay-pooay. |
| Cupboard | Too. |
| Curtains (mosquito) | Mahng-teeay. |
| Cushion | Ee teeyen. |
| Custom, a | Hong-sok, |
| Customs | Heeang-kwahn; hi-kwahn. |
| Cut, to (a pencil) | P'oy. |
| Cut,„ to„ (in two) | Tok. |
| Cut,„ to„ (as one's hand) | Kwah. |
| Cut down, to (as trees) | Dzahm. |