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聲調

聲調

See also: 声調 and 声调

Chinese

 
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
 
harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer
trad. (聲調) 調
simp. (声调)

Noun

聲調

  1. tone; note
  2. (linguistics) tone

Usage notes

  • See below for a break down of Min Nan tones. The below tones are only valid if the it is the last syllable in a word. If the syllable comes in front of another syllable, the tone changes according the rules shown to the right of each tone listed below (see: tone sandhi).

See also

Min Nan

  • 陰平 (1st tone, /˥˥/) 1 → 7
  • 陰上 or 上聲 (2nd tone, /˥˧/) 2 → 1
  • 陰去 (3rd tone, /˨˩/) 3 → 2
  • 陰入 (4th tone, /ʔ˩˩/) 4 (k,p,t) → 8; 4 (h) → 2
  • 陽平 (5th tone, ˧˥/) 5 (Quanzhou) → 3; 5 (Zhangzhou) → 7
  • 陽上 (6th tone, /˥˧/) 6=2 → 1
  • 陽去 (7th tone, /˧˧/) 7 → 3
  • 陽入 (8th tone, /ʔ˥˥/) 8 (k,p,t) → 4; 8 (h) → 3

Derived terms


Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
調

Noun

聲調

  1. Hán tự form of thanh điệu, “a Vietnamese, Chinese character or word tone”