Tones.Accent.
k.k.坐坐 ’zú zú‘, sit down,ult.
s.k.請坐ts’ing ’zú, please sit down,pen.
k.p.上頭’zong deu, above,ult.
p.k.皇上wong záng‘, emperor,„
p.k.兄弟h’iúng dí‘, younger brother,pen.
k.p.弟兄’tí h’iúng, brothers,ult.
k.k.味道mí dau‘, taste,„
k.p.道臺’tau dé, Revenue Commissioner,„
k.p.道爺tau‘ yá, Revenue Commissioner,„
k.k.罪過zé‘ kú, sin,pen.
k.k.定罪ting ’dzûe, to condemn,„
k.k.是個zz‘ kú, it is so,„
j.k.勿是veh ’zz, it is not so,ult.
j.k.活動weh ’dóng, living and moving,„
k.p.動身’tóng sun, move one’s-self,„
s.k.寡婦kwó ’vú, a widow,pen.
p.k.夫婦fu vú‘, husband and wife,ult.
p.k.爲善wé ’zén, be virtuous, pen.
k.k.善報’zén pau, reward of virtue,ult.
p.p.k.k.明知過犯ming tsz kú ’van, wilfully transgress,„
k.j.犯法van‘ fah, break the law,„
k.j.k.是勿是zz‘ veh zz, is it so or not?„
k.j.k.並勿是ping veh zz, certainly not,ant.
k.j.造屋’zau óh, build a house,ult.
k.p.s.造完者zau‘ wén tsé, finished building,pen.
p.k.p.k.街市頭上ká ’zz deu long, in the streets,ult.
k.p.市頭zz‘ deu, the street,„
k.s.k.動咾動’tóng lau dóng’, moving,„
k.p.s.重來死dzóng‘ lé sí, very heavy,„
k.k.看重k’ön ’dzóng, value highly,„

Obs. It will be seen that among these examples, there are nearly as many of the quick or third tone, as of the longer one. Taking the usage all in all, the balance in cases of grouping is however, in favour of the quicker form. When alone the original tone is used almost exclusively. In reading there is about the same amount of variation as in colloquial usage. The quicker tone usually, but not exclusively, prefers to stand last, leaving the penultimate of a combination to the longer tone.

47. In regard to the words that have always been in the lower third tone, there is as much regularity of pronunciation as in any other tone.

Ex. 病 ping, disease; 話 wó, words, to speak; 大 tú, great.

The following are examples where this tone occurs in the penultimate of a group of two.

Tones.Accent.
k.p.順風zun fóng, fair wind,ult.
k.s.硯子níen tsz, ink stone,pen.
k.k.定當ting tong, to fix,ult.
k.j.外國ngá kóh, foreign state,„
賣脫má teh, to sell off,pen.
k.p.浪頭long deu, waves,ult.
k.k.面貌míen mau, countenance,„
k.k.謝謝siá ziá, I thank you,„
k.j.念佛nian veh, chant Buddhist classics,„

48. Examples of this tone in the antepenultimate of three.

Tones.Accent.
k.p.p.硬心腸ngáng sing-dzáng, hard heart, ult.
k.j.p.外國人ngá-koh niun, foreigner,ant.
k.j.j.靜出出zing’ t‘seh t‘seh, quiet and empty,„
k.p.j.硬如鐵ngáng zû t’ih, hard as iron,ult.
k.p.s.大娘子tú niáng-tsz, wife,pen.
k.j.j.飯粒屑vaun lih-sih, rice crumbs,ant.

Obs. In the fourth example 子 being an enclitic, throws back the accent on the penultimate. In the last, the accent is on the first word for a similar reason.

49. Examples of the lower third tone standing last in a group of two or three.