Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia exists in a significant number of words in Taiwanese.

• cip (𠯗^† to sip) / sip / tib
• khok (硞 to knock, hit, strike)
• niaw (cat's meow)
• phaq (to hit/to clap hands)
• phahkhachviux
• suq (欶 suck. see suhkorng)
• tiq (滴 to drip): Tiuhtiuh'tang'ar