四声 四聲 sì shēng the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声 / the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin syn 仄声 仄聲 zè shēng oblique tone / nonlevel tone / uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese) 大韵 大韻 dà yùn rhyme group (group of characters that rhyme, in rhyme books) 音韵 音韻 yīn yùn music / rhyme and rhythm / initial, 音[yin1], and final and tone, 韻|韵[yun4], of a Chinese character / phoneme 韵目 韻目 yùn mù rhyme entry / subdivision of a rhyming dictionary (containing all words with the given rhyme) 反切 fǎn qiè traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone 韵书 韻書 yùn shū rime dictionary (ancient type of Chinese dictionary that collates characters by tone and rhyme rather than by radical) 上声 上聲 shǎng shēng falling and rising tone / third tone in modern Mandarin syn 阴平 陰平 yīn píng high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua syn 阴平声 陰平聲 yīn píng shēng high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua 一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) 口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone syn 声调 聲調 shēng diào tone / note / a tone (on a Chinese syllable) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 变调 變調 biàn diào tone sandhi / modified tone / (music) to change key / modulation syn 阳平 陽平 yáng píng evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua syn 去声 去聲 qù shēng falling tone / fourth tone in modern Mandarin syn 入声 入聲 rù shēng entering tone / checked tone / one of the four tones of Middle Chinese 押平声韵 押平聲韻 yā píng shēng yùn to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声) 按键音 按鍵音 àn jiàn yīn keypad tone / key tone 第一声 第一聲 dì yī shēng first tone in Mandarin / high, level tone syn 第三声 第三聲 dì sān shēng third tone in Mandarin / falling-rising tone syn 第二声 第二聲 dì èr shēng second tone in Mandarin / rising tone syn 第四声 第四聲 dì sì shēng fourth tone in Mandarin / falling tone syn 阳平声 陽平聲 yáng píng shēng evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua 格律 gé lǜ forms of versification / conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition / metrical verse 龙龛手鉴 龍龕手鑒 lóng kān shǒu jiàn Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling / bizarre / without rhyme or reason / inexplicable syn 韵味 韻味 yùn wèi implicit charm in rhyme or sound / hinted appeal / interest syn 儿歌 兒歌 ér gē nursery rhyme syn 歌谣 歌謠 gē yáo folksong / ballad / nursery rhyme syn 口诀 口訣 kǒu jué mnemonic chant / rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc) syn 和 hè to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others syn 韵律 韻律 yùn lǜ cadence / rhythm / rhyme scheme / meter (in verse) / (linguistics) prosody syn 语无伦次 語無倫次 yǔ wú lún cì incoherent speech / to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) syn 童谣 童謠 tóng yáo nursery rhyme syn 好端端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right / without rhyme or reason syn 押韵 押韻 yā yùn to rhyme / sometimes written 壓韻|压韵 无由 無由 wú yóu to be unable (to do sth) / no reason to ... / without rhyme or reason syn 尾音 wěi yīn final sound of a syllable / rhyme (e.g. in European languages) 韵脚 韻腳 yùn jiǎo rhyming word ending a line of verse / rhyme syn 音韵学 音韻學 yīn yùn xué Chinese phonetics (concerned also with rhyme in poetry) syn 韵 韻 yùn the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology) / rhyme / appeal / charm / (literary) pleasant sound syn 辙 轍 zhé rut / track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]) / (coll.) the direction of traffic / a rhyme (of a song, poem etc) / (dialect) (usu. after 有[you3] or 沒|没[mei2]) way / idea syn 七言律诗 七言律詩 qī yán lǜ shī verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. to 七律[qi1lu:4]) 协韵 協韻 xié yùn to rhyme 叶韵 叶韻 xié yùn to rhyme / also written 協韻|协韵 尾韵 尾韻 wěi yùn rhyme 次韵 次韻 cì yùn reply to a poem in the same rhyme 转韵 轉韻 zhuǎn yùn change of rhyme (within a poem) 联绵词 聯綿詞 lián mián cí two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑[ling2 long2] 小韵 小韻 xiǎo yùn homophone group (group of homophone characters, in a rhyme book) 韵母 韻母 yùn mǔ the final of a Chinese syllable (the component of a syllable remaining after removal of the initial consonant, if any, and the tone, e.g. the final of "niáng" is "iang") 平声 平聲 píng shēng level or even tone / first and second tones in modern Mandarin 笛膜 dí mó membrane which covers a hole in a flute and produces a buzzing tone 中译语通 中譯語通 zhōng yì yǔ tōng Global Tone Communication Technology Co., Ltd (GTCOM), Chinese big data and AI company 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit / a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once / suddenly syn 语气 語氣 yǔ qì tone / manner of speaking / mood / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 彩铃 彩鈴 cǎi líng (telephony) ringback tone 轻声 輕聲 qīng shēng quietly / softly / neutral tone / light stress 音质 音質 yīn zhì tone / sound quality / timbre syn 话音 話音 huà yīn one's speaking voice / tone / implication syn 色调 色調 sè diào hue / tone syn 音色 yīn sè tone / timbre / sound color syn 流露 liú lù to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc syn 语调 語調 yǔ diào intonation / tone of voice / CL:個|个[ge4] 口吻 kǒu wěn tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face syn 松动 鬆動 sōng dòng loose / slack / (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice) / to give some slack / (of a place) not crowded syn 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 调子 調子 diào zi tune / melody / tuning / cadence / intonation / (speech) tone syn 短促 duǎn cù short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) syn 腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement syn 话锋 話鋒 huà fēng topic under discussion / direction or tone of the conversation syn 口风 口風 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech syn 校风 校風 xiào fēng the tone of a school / campus atmosphere 调头 調頭 diào tou tone (of voice) / tune syn 乐音 樂音 yuè yīn musical note / tone syn 主音 zhǔ yīn keynote / principal tone / tonic / vowel 笔调 筆調 bǐ diào (of writing) tone / style syn 调性 調性 diào xìng (music) tonality / (of an actor, company, magazine etc) style / image / tone / voice / character 音高 yīn gāo pitch (music) / tone 一锤定音 一錘定音 yī chuí dìng yīn lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow / fig. to make the final decision syn 声 聲 shēng sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds syn 声气 聲氣 shēng qì voice / tone / information syn 话茬 話茬 huà chá tone of voice / topic / subject under discussion 纯音 純音 chún yīn pure tone 调 調 diào to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody syn 音 yīn sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character) syn 回铃音 回鈴音 huí líng yīn ringback tone 升调 昇調 shēng diào to promote to a higher post / (linguistics) rising intonation / (Chinese linguistics) rising tone 基音 jī yīn fundamental tone 吕 呂 lǚ pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system 挫 cuò obstructed / to fail / to oppress / to repress / to lower the tone / to bend back / to dampen syn 嘞 lei sentence-final particle similar to 了[le5], but carrying a tone of approval syn 连续变调 連續變調 lián xù biàn diào tone sandhi 声调轮廓 聲調輪廓 shēng diào lún kuò tone contour 同调 同調 tóng diào same tone / in agreement with / homology (invariant of a topological space in math.) syn 二声 二聲 èr shēng second tone 五音不全 wǔ yīn bù quán tone deaf / unable to sing in tune syn 促声 促聲 cù shēng entering tone (synonym of 入聲|入声[ru4sheng1]) 