gar koxl xixl kaʔ²¹ kʰo̠⁶⁶ ʃi̠⁶⁶v.retaliate; take revenge报复/bàofù/Ca niul leil deil a, niul yar leil gar koxl xixl nr ddo. 人打咱们,我们不能报复她。When a person hits us, we must not retaliate against him/her.This word /gar/ can be used in place of /bei/ 'do' but for some people /gar/ is considered impolite. The word /bei/ should be used. 彝族话有这个词,但是不是文明的说法。Compare 另见bei koxl xixlgarkoxlxixlgax koxl xixlka̠⁴⁴ kʰo̠⁶⁶ ʃi̠⁶⁶

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