Reduplication: Difference between revisions

You can repeat a syllable A three times (A"A'A) to mean extremely A. Generally, the first syllable undergoes tone change to the rare rising tone (#6; see [[Tones of Taiwanese]]). (Note that different rules are currently found at {{w|Taiwanese Hokkien#In_triplicated_adjectives}})

* {{gs|loaan'loaxnloan|亂亂亂| x. disorderly; chaotic}}

* {{gs|hoaarn'hoanhoafn|番番番| x. uncivilized; rude; unreasonable}}

* {{gs|koaarn'koankoaan|懸懸懸| x. high; tall, etc}}

* {{gs|oaafn'oarn'oaxn|怨怨怨| x. loathed; hated}}

* {{gs|boaarn'boafnboarn|滿滿滿| x. full of; brimming with}}

* {{gs|thoaat'thoatthoad|脫脫脫| x. separated; broken away from}}

* {{gs|boaat'boadboat|沫沫沫| x. foamy; sudsy}}