wǔ​shēng

pentatonic scale

五声 五聲 wǔ​shēng
pentatonic scale
the five notes of the traditional Chinese pentatonic scale: 宫 gōng, 商 shāng, 角 jué, 征 zhǐ, and 羽 yǔ
five tones
the five tones in traditional Chinese phonetics: Yin Ping, Yang Ping, Shang, Qu, and Ru (the historical Ru tone)
five methods of listening
the five traditional methods of interrogating a suspect by observing their speech, facial expression, breathing, hearing, and eyesight

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