聲調語言

简 声调语言 · 繁 聲調語言
Mandarin · pinyin shēng diào yǔ yán

Meanings

  1. tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)
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聲
shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
調
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語
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言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
声
shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
调
diào · transfer, move, change; tune
语
yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
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1–4–3–2 · sheng1 diao4 yu3 yan2

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sing1 diu6 jyu5 jin4

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