Obs. ii. In the examples p, k, the last word falls in key, and its upward deflection and initial consonant remain unaffected.
Obs. iii. The examples k, k, follow the same law as in [Art. 24. Obs. iv]. In 打算 the former word being merely an auxiliary particle, is short in time as if it were táng‘.
27. Examples of the upper third tone as the penultimate in a group of three.
| Tones. | Accent. | ||
| p.k.p. | 担過來 | tan kú-lé, bring it over, | ant. |
| s.k.k. | 寫信去 | siá-sing k’í, send a letter, | „ |
| k.k.s. | 細細哩 | sí-sí lí, accurately, | „ |
| j.k.k. | 忒過分 | t’uk kú-vun, excessive, | ult. |
| p.k.j. | 難過歇 | nan kú-h’ih, at present, | „ |
| s.k.k. | 理性上 | lí-sing long, according to reason, | ant. |
| k.k.p. | 右半爿 | yeu pén ban, right-hand side, | ult. |
| j.k.j. | 勿見得 | veh kíen tuh, it is not likely, | pen. |
Obs. i. The middle word is always carefully shortened in tone.
Obs. ii. When the last word is one of less significance than the others, it frequently loses the accent.
28. The upper fourth tone. This tone is a short syllable, high and bent upwards. It has k final after the vowels á, ó, o, u, after other vowels k is not heard.
Ex. 角 kok, horn; 刻 k’uk, quarter of an hour; 法 fah, method.
Examples in which it is the first of a group of two.
| Tones. | Accent. | ||
| j.p. | 出身 | ts’eh sun, rank or profession, | ult. |
| 發風 | fah fóng, wind rising, | „ | |
| j.s. | 爀顯 | hok h’íen, lightning, | „ |
| 出產 | ts’eh ts’an, field productions, | „ | |
| j.k. | 百姓 | pák sing, people (hundred names,) | „ |
| j.j. | 法則 | fah tsuh, method, | „ |
| j.p. | 出門 | ts’eh mun, to go from home, | „ |
| 客人 | k’áh niun, stranger, guest, | pen. | |
| 磕頭 | k’eh deu, to make a prostration, | ult. | |
| j.s. | 瞎眼 | hah ngan, blind eyes, | „ |
| j.k. | 識字 | suh zz, able to read, | „ |
| 質地 | tseh dí, natural powers, | „ | |
| k.j. | 濶狹 | k’weh ah, width, (broad, narrow,) | pen. |
| 骨肉 | kweh nióh, blood relations, | „ | |