| English | Hakka |
|---|---|
| clams | han3 |
| clams | han3 zai3 |
| clap | pak5 |
| class (of pupils) | ban1 |
| classifier for a pinch of stuff | zep5 |
| classifier for bagfuls of | bau1 |
| classifier for bagfuls of items | toi4 |
| classifier for bagfuls of items | cui1 |
| classifier for basins of items | pun2 |
| classifier for basketful of items | lam2 |
| classifier for baskets of things | lo2 |
| classifier for bedlinen | fon1 |
| classifier for bellyfuls | du3 |
| classifier for bodies of items | sin1 |
| classifier for books, magazines etc. | bun3 |
| classifier for bottles of stuff | ang1 |
| classifier for bowls of stuff | von3 |
| classifier for boxfuls of items | siong1 |
| classifier for bucketfuls of items | tung3 |
| classifier for buildings | co4 |
| classifier for buildings | dung4 |
| classifier for buildings | cen2 |
| classifier for businesses | pun2 |
| classifier for cages of items | lung1 |
| classifier for carpets | fon1 |
| classifier for chapters of a book | pen1 |
| classifier for clothes | fu4 |
| classifier for clothing items | ken4 |
| classifier for clumps of items | za1 |
| classifier for crowds of people | kiun2 |
| classifier for cupboard of items | kui4 |
| classifier for cupfuls of stuff | bui1 |
| classifier for cylindrical stacks of items | tung2 |
| classifier for different types of items | zung3 |
| classifier for dishes of stuff | bat5 |
| classifier for doors | fu4 |
| classifier for dozens of items | da1 |
| classifier for envelopes | fung1 |
| classifier for eras | tong4 |
| classifier for events | ken4 |
| classifier for flat sheetlike items | zong1 |
| classifier for flower stalks | do3 |
| classifier for generation of people | toi4 |
| classifier for gloves | tau4 |
| classifier for grates | zau4 |
| classifier for groups of people | ton2 |
| classifier for hats | dang3 |
| classifier for heads of animals | tiu2 |
| classifier for heaps of items | doi1 |
| classifier for households | fo3 |
| classifier for individual plants | pot6 |
| classifier for items of bodily waste | duk5 |
| classifier for joss-sticks | lu2 |
| classifier for keys | fu4 |
| classifier for ladders | liong2 |
| classifier for ladlefuls of items | sok6 |
| classifier for lamps | zan3 |
| classifier for letters | fung1 |
| classifier for levels of a building | gan1 |
| classifier for light fittings | zan3 |
| classifier for lines of objects | hong2 |
| classifier for long thin things | tiau2 |
| classifier for lumps | gau2 |
| classifier for machinery | ga4 |
| classifier for meals | con1 |
| classifier for metal cans of items | gon4 |
| classifier for moments of time | cin4 |
| classifier for motorised objects | ga4 |
| classifier for mouthfuls | hiu3 |
| classifier for needles | moi2 |
| classifier for needles | ngan3 |
| classifier for nests of birds | diu4 |
| classifier for number guests for table setting | vui4 |
| classifier for number of times something occurs | ha4 |
| classifier for number of types of business | hong2 |
| classifier for numbers of one type of animal | tiau2 |
| classifier for pages of a book | yap6 |
| classifier for paintings | fuk6 |
| classifier for pairs of object | dui4 |
| classifier for pairs of objects | sung1 |
| classifier for parcels of land | don4 |
| classifier for people | zak5 |
| classifier for plates of stuff | tiap6 |
| classifier for pocketfuls of items | toi4 |
| classifier for population | hiu3 |
| classifier for pots of ash (for ceremonies) | lu2 |
| classifier for public transport service | lun2 |
| classifier for regiments of people | dui4 |
| classifier for rings of items | ken1 |
| classifier for rooms | gan1 |
| classifier for rows of items | pai2 |
| classifier for sentences | gi4 |
| classifier for sets of cards | diap6 |
| classifier for sheaves of grass or hay | ba3 |
| classifier for shovelfuls of stuff | cap5 |
| classifier for skewered items | con4 |
| classifier for slivers of items | pen3 |
| classifier for small amounts of stuff | dit6 |
| classifier for small pieces of a larger object | men3 |
| classifier for some types of tools | liong2 |
| classifier for spoonfuls | ci2 gang1 |
| classifier for spots of items | diam3 |
| classifier for suits of clothing | tau4 |
| classifier for tables of people | toi2 |
| classifier for tablets and pills | lip5 |
| classifier for teapots of | fu2 |
| classifier for television or radio programs | buk5 |
| classifier for things in general | zak5 |
| classifier for things in general | gai2 |
| classifier for things with handles | ba3 |
| classifier for think sheetlike items | kai4 |
| classifier for times one becomes a grandparent | men4 |
| classifier for trays of things | tok5 |
| classifier for tubelike items | gon3 |
| classifier for tubelike items | tung2 |
| classifier for windows | fu4 |
| classifier for wokful of items | vok6 |
| classifier for wrapped items | bau1 |
| classifier for writing implements | gon3 |
| classifier used mostly in mandarin | go3 |
| claw (vb.) | ya3 |
| claws | zau3 |
| clay bottle with narrow neck and wide body | cin2 |
| clean | lang2 li4 |
| clean | gon1 ciang4 |
| clean | ciang4 |
| clear | cin1 |
| clear | cin1 co3 |
| clear a blockage | tung1 |
| clear up | zap6 |
| clearly signposted | dang1 min2 |
| cleaver | dau1 ma2 |
| clementine | git5 zai3 |
| clementine | git5 |
| clever | liak6 |
| clever | cung1 min2 |
| clever | ziang1 |
| clicking noise | dak6 |
| climb over a wall | pa2 siong2 |
| climb through | zon1 |
| clock | zung1 |
| close | cen2 |
| close (near) | mit6 |
| close (vb.) | san1 |
| close (vb.) | hap6 |
| close down a business | zap6 lap6 |
| close the door | gan1 |
| closed area | gim4 gi1 |
| closed area | gim4 ki1 |
| closed area permit | gim4 ki1 zi3 |
| closely related | cin1 |
| cloth | bu4 |
| cloth for some sort of usage | pa4 |
| clothes | sam1 fu4 |
| clothes | yi1 |
| clothes (in general) | sam1 |
| clothes cabinet | kui4 lung3 |
| clothes peg | giap6 |
| clothes pocket | sam1 toi4 |
| clothing (lit. clothes and trousers) | sam1 fu4 |
| cloud | yun2 |
| clumped together | da3 ton2 |
| clumsy | lun3 zun3 |