Obs. K’ön‘ also follows other groups, as 念起來看 nian‘ ’k’í lé k’ön‘, read and let me hear.
d. The components of dissyllabic verbs are often repeated.
- 談談說說 tan dan söh söh, conversing.
- 啼啼哭哭 tí dí k’óh k’óh, weeping.
- 來來去去 lé lé k’í‘ k’í‘, coming and going.
e. Some dissyllabic verbs repeat themselves, not their component parts.
- 攀談攀談 p’an dan p’an dan, talking.
- 恭喜恭喜 kúng ’h’í, kúng ’h’í, I congratulate you.
f. When a dissyllabic from consists of a verb and its subject, a group of four is formed by repeating the former, and supplying the place of the latter by a synonymous or contrasted word.
- 嘸邊嘸岸 m píen m ngön‘, not having a shore.
- 動手動脚 ’tóng ’seu ’dóng kiáh, move hands and feet.
- 有憑有據 ’yeu bing yeu kü‘, there is evidence.
g. Sometimes both the verb and its object are varied by synonymous or contrasted words.
- 求天拜地 kieu t’íen pá‘ dí‘, pray to heaven and worship earth.
- 幷心竭力 ping‘ sing gih lih (or liuh), employ one’s whole mind and strength.
h. Some verbs are repeated with a pair of antithetical verbs in alteration.