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頓挫抑揚

简顿挫抑扬 · 繁頓挫抑揚

Mandarin · pinyin dùn cuò yì yáng

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挫: cuò · push down; chop down; grind
抑: yì · press down, repress; curb, hinder
揚: Look up this written character
顿: dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange
扬: yáng · scatter, spread; praise

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4–4–4–2 · dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2

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deon6 co3 jik1 joeng4

Cantonese word readings for 頓挫抑揚. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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