Min Nan

Noun

siaⁿ-tiāu ‎(POJ, traditional 聲調, simplified 声调)

1. tone, note
2. a Chinese character 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

• trad. 陰平, simpl. 阴平 (1st tone, /˥˥/) 1 -> 7
• trad. 陰上, simpl. 阴上 or trad. 上聲, simpl. 上声 (2nd tone, /˥˧/) 2 -> 1
• trad. 陰去, simpl. 阴去 (3rd tone, /˨˩/) 3 -> 2
• trad. 陰入, simpl. 阴入 (4th tone, /ʔ˩˩/) 4 (k,p,t) -> 8; 4 (h) -> 2
• trad. 陽平, simpl. 阳平 (5th tone, ˧˥/) 5 (Quanzhou) -> 3; 5 (Zhangzhou) -> 7
• trad. 陽上, simpl. 阳上 (6th tone, 6=2, /˥˧/) 6=2 -> 1
• trad. 陽去, simpl. 阳去 (7th tone, /˧˧/) 7 -> 3
• trad. 陽入, simpl. 阳入 (8th tone, /ʔ˥˥/) 8 (k,p,t) -> 4; 8 (h) -> 3