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==Doublets== | ==Doublets== | ||
*khuikhuy (khuy+khuy; 開開; very open) | *khuikhuy (khuy+khuy; 開開; very open) | ||
*khiuxkhiu ([[wikt:糗|糗]]; chewy) | *khiuxkhiu (QQ/[[wikt:糗|糗]]; chewy) | ||
*[[LKK]] | *[[LKK]] | ||
*peh-phauphaw, siok phahphvae, etc. ([[Online Abbreviations]]) | *peh-phauphaw, siok phahphvae, etc. ([[Online Abbreviations]]) | ||
Revision as of 07:26, 2 April 2014
(see reduplication)
Doublets
- khuikhuy (khuy+khuy; 開開; very open)
- khiuxkhiu (QQ/糗; chewy)
- LKK
- peh-phauphaw, siok phahphvae, etc. (Online Abbreviations)
Triplets
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.
- kaao'kauxkau
- zeerng'zexngzeng
- kiirm'kimkym
- khuiie'khuikhuy 開開開
- thoor'thothoo
- kao'kaokaux
- sirn'sirnsixn
- kof'kofkor
- lefng'lefnglerng
- seek'segsek
- took'togtok
- siaap'siapsiab
- siip'sipsib