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四聲
简 四声 · 繁 四聲Mandarin · pinyin sì shēng
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4–1 · si4 sheng1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sei3 sing1
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noun
- (Chinese phonetics, poetry) the four tones of Middle Chinese (traditional tone classes also used for modern varieties of Chinese)
- (linguistics) the four tones of Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin)
- fourth tone; alternative name for 去聲／去声 (qùshēng, “departing tone”).
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