Onomatopoeia

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