帶調

简 带调 · 繁 帶調
Mandarin · pinyin dài diào

Meanings

  1. to have a tone mark
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帶
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調
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带
dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
调
diào · transfer, move, change; tune
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4–4 · dai4 diao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai3 diu6

Cantonese word readings for 帶調. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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