Reduplication

triplet

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.

• See http://taigie.taioaan.org/harnji/chmainbasic/chtripletword.htm

More triplets

• kaao'kauxkau
• zeerng'zexngzeng
• kiirm'kimkym
• khuiie'khuikhuy
• thoor'thothoo
• aarng'ang'aang
• kao'kaokaux
• sirn'sirnsixn
• kof'kofkor
• lefng'lefnglerng
• seek'segsek
• took'togtok
• siaap'siapsiab
• siip'sipsib