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五聲音階

简五声音阶 · 繁五聲音階

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ shēng yīn jiē

pentatonic scale

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五: wǔ · five; surname
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
階: Look up this written character
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
阶: jiē · stairs, steps; rank, degree

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Mandarin tones

3–1–1–1 · wu3 sheng1 yin1 jie1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ng5 sing1 jam1 gaai1

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noun

(music) pentatonic scale

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