| English | Hakka |
|---|
| coal | moi2 |
| coal burning | iu4 moi2 |
| coarse | cu1 |
| coat hanger | sam1 ga4 |
| coax | liu1 |
| coax | liu4 |
| coca cola | ko3 lok6 |
| cockerel | gai1 gung1 |
| cockroach | cat6 zai3 |
| cockroach | vong2 cat6 |
| coconut | ya2 zai3 |
| coconut (grated, desicated) | ya2 yung2 |
| coconut juice | ya2 zip5 |
| coconut milk | ya2 lai1 |
| coffee | ga1 fui1 |
| coil | giung1 |
| coil | tan2 giung1 |
| cold | lang1 |
| cold | song1 fung1 |
| cold | hon2 |
| cold dew [oct 8th - 9th] | hon2 lu4 |
| cold dew [oct 8th - 9th] | hon2 lu4 |
| cold sweat | cut5 lang1 hon4 |
| collapse | lem4 |
| collapse | o1 |
| collar (of a shirt) | liang1 |
| collar of a shirt | giang3 liang1 |
| collar of clothes | sam1 liang1 |
| collinder | gak5 zai3 |
| collinder | sau1 gi1 |
| colour | coi3 |
| colour | ngan2 set5 |
| combat infection | siau1 tuk6 |
| come | loi2 |
| come again | yiu3 loi2 |
| come in | lok6 loi2 |
| come last | bau1 mui1 |
| comet | sau4 ba3 sin1 |
| command | lin4 |
| command | min4 lin4 |
| common | pu1 pien3 |
| communist party | kiung4 can3 dong3 |
| compact disc | gong1 tiap6 |
| company | gung1 su1 |
| compare | bi3 |
| compare | dui4 |
| compare ourselves to animals and find similarity | ziong1 ngin2 bi3 kiuk3 |
| compass (to draw circles) | yen2 kui1 |
| compel | bit5 |
| compensate | poi2 |
| compete | bin4 |
| completed aspect of action | hoi1 |
| complicated | fuk5 cap6 |
| conceal part of the cost of a deal | toi2 dai3 go4 su4 |
| concerned with | gu4 |
| condition (n.) | tiau2 ken4 |
| confused personality | muk6 duk6 |
| congeal | ken2 |
| congee | zuk5 |
| conger eel | man2 sien1 |
| conservative party | bau3 su3 dong3 |
| construct | diu4 |
| constructing a scaffold | dap5 pang2 |
| consult a medium | mun4 mi3 |
| content and wishes fulfilled | sim1 man1 yi4 ziuk5 |
| continental | luk6 |
| continuing aspect of action | den3 |
| convenient | sun4 |
| cook | zu3 sit6 |
| cook (vb.) | zu3 |
| cook meals | zu3 con1 |
| cooked | suk6 |
| cooked blood of animals | vong4 |
| cooked chicken's blood | gai1 vong4 |
| cool | liong2 |
| coop (n.) | liau2 |
| cope with | dong1 |
| copy out text | cau1 su4 |
| corduroy material | den1 sin1 yung2 |
| corner | gok5 |
| corner (vb.) | gok5 |
| corner inside of an object | gok5 tiu2 |
| corner of the mouth | zoi4 gok5 |
| corner of the mouth | zoi4 gok5 |
| coronary problems | sim1 cong2 piang4 |
| coronet | gon4 |
| corpse | si1 |
| correct | ngam1 |
| correct | cok6 |
| correspond by writing letters | tung1 sin4 |
| corrupt | tam1 vu1 |
| cost of expenditure | sun3 sit5 |
| cost of living | fo3 sit6 |
| cotton | men2 |
| cotton wool | men2 fa1 |
| cough | kem3 |
| cough | hiu2 len2 kem3 |
| count | su4 |
| counterfeit | mau4 ga3 fo4 |
| court of law | fap5 tin2 |
| cousin (1st, once removed, older female) | biau3 tai4 gu1 |
| cousin (1st, once removed, older male's wife) | biau3 ngiong2 |
| cousin (1st, once removed, older male) | biau3 bak5 |
| cousin (1st, once removed, younger female) | biau3 gu1 |
| cousin (1st, once removed, younger male' wife) | biau3 suk5 me1 |
| cousin (1st, once removed, younger male) | biau3 suk5 |
| cousin (2nd, older female) | biau3 zia3 |
| cousin (2nd, older male's wife) | biau3 sau3 |
| cousin (2nd, older male) | biau3 go1 |
| cousin (2nd, once removed, female) | biau3 cit6 |
| cousin (2nd, once removed, female) | biau3 cit6 ngi3 |
| cousin (2nd, once removed, male) | biau3 cit6 |
| cousin (2nd, younger female) | biau3 moi4 |
| cousin (2nd, younger male) | biau3 ti4 |
| cousin (maternal older female) | biau3 zia3 |
| cousin (maternal older male cousin's wife) | biau3 sau3 |
| cousin (maternal older male) | biau3 go1 |
| cousin (maternal younger female) | biau3 moi4 |
| cousin (maternal younger male) | biau3 ti4 |
| cover | kem3 |
| cover | goi4 |
| cover | kep5 |
| cover | miang1 |
| cover | za1 |
| cover (vb.) | em1 |
| cover a chicken coop with a flowery cloth | fa1 bu4 kep5 gai1 lung1 |
| cover one's mouth | em1 zoi4 |
| cover over | dung1 |
| cover over | pu1 |
| cover the head | dung1 tiu2 |
| cover with a poultice | ep5 yok6 |
| cover with tiles | pu1 gai1 zon1 |
| covering bit | pi3 |
| cow | ngiu2 |
| cow | ngiu2 ma2 |
| coward (like a tortoise who retracts its head) | suk5 tiu2 vu1 gui1 |
| cowardly | mau2 dam3 |