Ar
Ar (仔† primarily a noun identifier (similar to 子 in Mandarin), among other uses)
Notes
Ar, pronounced similar to R, is the #1 Frequently-Used Syllables in Frequently-Used Words of Taiwanese Hokkien.
Tone sandhi exception
When a basic tone syllable is followed by "ar", it does not change tone. In some cases, a hyphen may be inserted to preserve the original basic tone in writing to distinguish from another word.
| without "ar" | after "ar" |
|---|---|
| o | o'ar |
| chiu | chiuar (no apostrophe needed) |
| hien | hien-ar (not to be confused with hien'ar (hieen-ar)) |
| hviati | hviati'ar |
| siøfti | siøfti'ar |
| iaxchi | iaxchi'ar |