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一聲

简一声 · 繁一聲

Mandarin · pinyin yī shēng

first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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Mandarin tones

1–1 · yi1 sheng1

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noun

a sound

noun

(linguistics) first tone; (especially) alternative name for 陰平／阴平 (yīnpíng, “dark level tone”).

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