頓挫抑揚

简 顿挫抑扬 · 繁 頓挫抑揚
Mandarin · pinyin dùn cuò yì yáng

Meanings

  1. cadence
  2. modulation
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頓
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挫
cuò · push down; chop down; grind
抑
yì · press down, repress; curb, hinder
揚
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顿
dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange
扬
yáng · scatter, spread; praise
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4–4–4–2 · dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

deon6 co3 jik1 joeng4

Cantonese word readings for 頓挫抑揚. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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deon6 co3 jik1 joeng4

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