<p>In Chinese grammar, 一番 here is 数量短语.  (not sure the correct translation of 数量短语, but literally it could be <em>a numeral phrase</em>).  一 is 数词(numeral) and 番 is 量词(measure word), so 一番 together is 数量短语.</p>
<p>One of the functions of 数量短语 is <em><strong>to work as a complement</strong></em>.  E. g. 看一次.  where 看 is a verb and 一次 is a complement.</p>
<p>By the same token, your example 羞辱猫一番 is understood grammatically as: 羞辱(verb)猫(object)一番(complement for the verb 羞辱).</p>

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dan
<p>No, there is only one object, 貓.</p>
<p>一番, an adverb, literally means &quot;once&quot;. Implicitly it bears the meaning of &quot;completely&quot;, &quot;to the degree of satisfaction&quot;.</p>

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OmniBus
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<li><p>In &quot;這一番羞辱&quot; (this <em>one</em> humiliation), 一番 is the counting word and classifier for the noun 羞辱</p>
</li>
<li><p>In &quot;羞辱他一番&quot; (to humiliate him <em>once</em>)  一番 is the counting word and verb classifier for the verb 羞辱</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><em>A verb classifier is for counting the number of a verb occurred, for example, 走兩回 (go two times); 斬一刀 (hack once)</em></p>
<p>As a verb, 羞辱 does take objects</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>當眾羞辱他 - Humiliate him in public</p>
<p>這番蠢話羞辱了他自己 - These foolish words humiliated himself</p>

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Tang Ho
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<p>他于是决定羞辱猫一番</p>
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<p>Is 羞辱 a kind of verb after which you put two objects (I think we call it &quot;object and complement&quot;)? I mean, a verb like 给, where you can for example say 我给你(o1)我的书(o2).</p>
<p>I don't quite understand if I should take 一番 from this sentence as a noun meaning &quot;a word/ a sentence&quot; or what. This is my main concern, in fact.</p>
<p>I'm sorry for asking two questions instead of one, but I think they're connected and the answer to the first one influences the answer to the second one.</p>

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"他于是决定羞辱猫一番" should be "他于是决定羞辱(這)猫一番" because just saying  '猫' the object would be indefinite, it can be any cat. It would be worse if the object is 人 instead of 這人
Tang Ho
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@TangHo The sentence is ok as-is.  Which 猫 is referred to can be figured according to context.
dan
<verbs><complement>
Is 羞辱 a kind of verb after which you put two objects?
# Is 羞辱 a kind of verb after which you put two objects?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-01)

> 他于是决定羞辱猫一番

Is 羞辱 a kind of verb after which you put two objects (I think we call it "object and complement")? I mean, a verb like 给, where you can for example say 我给你(o1)我的书(o2).

I don't quite understand if I should take 一番 from this sentence as a noun meaning "a word/ a sentence" or what. This is my main concern, in fact.

I'm sorry for asking two questions instead of one, but I think they're connected and the answer to the first one influences the answer to the second one.

**Tags:** verbs, complement

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "他于是决定羞辱猫一番" should be "他于是决定羞辱(這)猫一番" because just saying  '猫' the object would be indefinite, it can be any cat. It would be worse if the object is 人 instead of 這人  
> **username_2**: @TangHo The sentence is ok as-is.  Which 猫 is referred to can be figured according to context.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-09-01. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

In Chinese grammar, 一番 here is 数量短语. (not sure the correct translation of 数量短语, but literally it could be *a numeral phrase*). 一 is 数词(numeral) and 番 is 量词(measure word), so 一番 together is 数量短语.

One of the functions of 数量短语 is ***to work as a complement***. E. g. 看一次. where 看 is a verb and 一次 is a complement.

By the same token, your example 羞辱猫一番 is understood grammatically as: 羞辱(verb)猫(object)一番(complement for the verb 羞辱).


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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-09-01. Score: 1

No, there is only one object, 貓.

一番, an adverb, literally means "once". Implicitly it bears the meaning of "completely", "to the degree of satisfaction".


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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-09-01. Score: 1

* In "這一番羞辱" (this *one* humiliation), 一番 is the counting word and classifier for the noun 羞辱
* In "羞辱他一番" (to humiliate him *once*) 一番 is the counting word and verb classifier for the verb 羞辱

*A verb classifier is for counting the number of a verb occurred, for example, 走兩回 (go two times); 斬一刀 (hack once)*

As a verb, 羞辱 does take objects

Example:

當眾羞辱他 - Humiliate him in public

這番蠢話羞辱了他自己 - These foolish words humiliated himself


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