Onomatopoeia

(Hg: 擬聲詞; onomatopoeia) exists in a significant number of words in Taiwanese.

• niaw (cat's meow)
• khok (to knock, hit, strike)
• cip / tib (to sip)
• suq (suck)
• phaq (to hit/to clap hands)
• tiq (drip)
• Phahkhachviux