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變聲

简变声 · 繁變聲

Mandarin · pinyin biàn shēng

voice change (at puberty)
to alter one's voice (deliberately)
to sound different (when angry etc)

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變: Look up this written character
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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4–1 · bian4 sheng1

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bin3 seng1

Cantonese word readings for 變聲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to experience one's voice breaking (deepening of the voice upon reaching puberty)
to change voice artificially
to speak with an altered voice due to being emotional

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