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In Taiwanese, the triplet refers to repeating a syllable three times for emphasis. For example, "aang" means "red". Something extremely red is "[[aarng'ang'aang]]" (紅紅紅). Generally, the first syllable must undergo tone change to the rare rising tone. | In Taiwanese, the triplet refers to repeating a syllable three times for emphasis. For example, "aang" means "red". Something extremely red is "[[aarng'ang'aang]]" (紅紅紅). Generally, the first syllable must undergo tone change to the rare rising tone. | ||