sì​shēng

four tones of Mandarin

四声 四聲 sì​shēng
four tones of Mandarin
The four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin: 阴平 yīn​píng, 阳平 yáng​píng, 上声 shǎng​shēng, and 去声 qù​shēng
fourth tone
Short for 第四声 dì​sì​shēng, referring to the falling tone in Modern Standard Mandarin.
four tones of Middle Chinese
The four tonal categories of Middle Chinese: 平声 píng​shēng, 上声 shǎng​shēng, 去声 qù​shēng, and 入声 rù​shēng

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