Vocabulary of reverse order from Mandarin

Vocabulary of reverse order from Mandarin

Taiwanese has many words in common with Mandarin. Some of these are of same meaning but reversed syllable/character order (the syllables are inverted).

Examples:

• hongthay
• koekafng
• koebuo
• tikofng
• tibør/tubuo
• langkheq
• satphvi
• khofthaxng
• zhaesef

Some have same or reversible order but not exact correspondence in meaning

• hviati
• hvoahie (歡喜)

• khongkien/kiexnkhofng