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Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 平声 – see 平聲 (“level tone; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 平聲). |
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Japanese
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| 平聲 (kyūjitai)
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| 平聲 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Middle Chinese 平聲
Noun
平声 or 平声 • (hyōshō or heisei)
- (Chinese phonetics) the level tone (contrasting with the 仄声 (sokusei, “oblique tones”) among the 四声 (shisei, “four tones”) of Middle Chinese)
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