四聲 [ㄙˋ ㄕㄥ; si4 sheng1]
the four tones of classical Chinese phonetics, namely: level or even tone 平聲, third tone 上聲, fourth tone 去聲, entering tone 入聲
the four tones of modern standard Chinese pronunciation, namely: First or high level tone 陰平聲, Second or rising tone 陽平聲, Third or low-falling-raising tone 上聲, Fourth or falling tone 去聲
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四声
しせい
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
four tones (of Chinese)
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