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五正聲

五正聲

See also: 五正声

Chinese

		five; 5	pure music
trad. (五正聲)		五	正聲
simp. (五正声)		五	正声

Noun

五正聲

(music) The five principal degrees of the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wǔzhèngshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ zing³ sing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǔzhèngshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuujenqsheng
  - IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁵ zing³ sing¹
  - Yale: ńgh jing sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ dzing³ sing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ t͡sɪŋ³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/