四聲

See also: 四声

Chinese

		four	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (四聲)		四	聲
simp. (四声)		四	声

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ sing¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sì-siaⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhsheng
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-shêng¹
    • Yale: sz̀-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhsheng
    • Palladius: сышэн (syšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ sing¹
    • Yale: sei sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-siaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sì-siann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siesviaf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /si²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

Noun

四聲

1. (Chinese phonetics, poetry) the four tones of Middle Chinese (traditional tone classes also used for modern varieties of Chinese)
2. (linguistics) the four tones of Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin)
3. fourth tone; alternative name for 去聲／去声 (qùshēng, “departing tone”).

See also

The tones (of Chinese) in Mandarin · 聲調／声调 (shēngdiào) (layout · text)
	平仄 (píngzè)		平 (píng) 平聲／平声 (píngshēng)		仄 (zè) 仄聲／仄声 (zèshēng)
	平上去入 (píngshǎngqùrù) 四聲／四声 (sìshēng)		平 (píng) 平聲／平声 (píngshēng)		上 (shǎng) 上聲／上声 (shǎngshēng)		去 (qù) 去聲／去声 (qùshēng)		入 (rù) 入聲／入声 (rùshēng)
標調方法／标调方法 (biāodiào fāngfǎ) 標調法／标调法	四角標調法／四角标调法		꜀◌		꜂◌		◌꜄		◌꜆
	[Term?]		◌〪		◌〫		◌〬		◌〭
	傍點／傍点		∅		◌〮		◌〯		∅
	四聲八調／四声八调		陰平／阴平 (yīnpíng)	陽平／阳平 (yángpíng)	陰上／阴上 (yīnshǎng)	陽上／阳上 (yángshǎng)	陰去／阴去 (yīnqù)	陽去／阳去 (yángqù)	陰入／阴入 (yīnrù)	陽入／阳入 (yángrù)
	陰／阴 (yīn)	陽／阳 (yáng)
標調方法／标调方法 (biāodiào fāngfǎ) 標調法／标调法	四角標調法／四角标调法		꜀◌	꜁◌	꜂◌	꜃◌	◌꜄	◌꜅	◌꜆	◌꜇

The tones (of Standard Mandarin) in Mandarin · 聲調／声调 (shēngdiào) (layout · text)
四聲／四声 (sìshēng)	陰平／阴平 (yīnpíng) 一聲／一声		陽平／阳平 (yángpíng) 二聲／二声 (èrshēng)		上聲／上声 (shǎngshēng) 三聲／三声 (sānshēng)		去聲／去声 (qùshēng) 四聲／四声 (sìshēng)		輕聲／轻声 (qīngshēng)