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變徵之聲

简变徵之声 · 繁變徵之聲

Mandarin · pinyin biàn zhǐ zhī shēng

modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale

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變: Look up this written character
徵: zhǐ · zhēng · summon, recruit; musical note
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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4–3–1–1 · bian4 zhi3 zhi1 sheng1

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bin3 zi2 zi1 sing1

Cantonese word readings for 變徵之聲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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