Tones.Accent.
p.j.p.推出來t’é t’seh-lé, investigate,ult.
s.j.p.保國家pau kók-kiá, defend one’s country,„
k.j.j.背脊骨pé-tsih kweh, back-bone,„
j.j.p.脚節頭kiák tsih-deu, toes, „
p.j.k.跑得動pau tuh-dóng, able to walk,ant.
k.j.s.話得好wó tuh-hau, well spoken,„
j.j.p.額角頭ngák koh-deu, forehead,ult.

The secondary accent may often be distinctly heard on the first word in these examples.

32. A few examples of large groups are here appended.

Tones.
p.p.s.s.清清爽爽ts’ing-ts’ing song-song, distinct,
p.k.j.k.忠孝節義tsóng-hiau tsih ní, fidelity, filial piety, chastity and uprightness,
j.k.j.k各到落處kok-tau-lok-ts’û, everywhere,
s.s.p.p.喜喜歡歡h’í-h’í hwén-hwén, glad,
k.k.k.k.正正派派tsung-tsung p’á-p’á, good conduct,
j.j.j.j.瞎七瞎八hah-t’sih hah-pah, all in confusion,
j.j.j.s.七曲八裊ts’ih-k’ióh pah-niau, winding about,
p.j.s.s.s.金木水火土kiun mók sûi hú t’ú, metal, wood, water, fire and earth,
k.k.j.k.s.看過歇個者k’ön-kú-h’ih-k’ú-tsé, have seen it,
p.p.j.j.j.青黃赤黑白t’sing wong t’suh huh pah, blue, yellow, red, black, and white
p.p.p.j.p.東西南北中tung sí nén póh tsóng, east, west, south, north and middle,
p.k.j.s.s.聽過歇拉者t’ing-kú-h’ih-lá-tsé, I have heard it,

For analysing such groups as these, all that would seem to be necessary, is to divide them into smaller combinations. Dissyllables and trisyllables may thus be formed, and linked together by the hyphen as above. They then fall under the same laws as preceding examples, and the accent of position will be usually on the last word.

When a number of particles are collected, as in k’ön‘-kú‘-h‘ih-kú-’tsé, they are heard like a word of five syllables with an accent in the first and last syllables. The English words acceptableness, peremptorily, necessarily, may be compared with examples of this kind; without the last two words, the accent would be on the first and third.

In the last example, the first accent is on 聽 t’ing, the second on 拉 lá, which being in a long tone, attracts it.

When there is a string of substantives together, as in enumerating the five colours, the five elements, the five constant virtues, etc. more time is allowed for the pronunciation of each. The hyphen has therefore been omitted in such cases.

33. Collecting these results, the following general remarks may be made on the upper tones.

I. The principal accent prefers the last syllable, but enclitic particles often reject it, while it is attracted most readily by the first and third tones.