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抑揚

抑揚

See also: 抑扬

Chinese

		to restrain; to restrict; to keep down to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or	hurl; to raise; to scatter
trad. (抑揚)		抑	揚
simp. (抑扬)		抑	扬

Verb

抑揚

to rise and fall; to modulate (of sound)

Noun

抑揚

modulation; intonation; cadence

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yìyáng

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jik¹ joeng⁴
Min Nan (POJ): iak-iông / ek-iông / ek-iâng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yìyáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihyang
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ i̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jik¹ joeng⁴
  - Yale: yīk yèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁷ joeng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚⁵ jœːŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iak-iông
  - Tâi-lô: iak-iông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iak'ioong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iak̚⁵⁻²⁴ iɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ek-iông
  - Tâi-lô: ik-iông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ek'ioong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ek-iâng
  - Tâi-lô: ik-iâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ek'iaang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁵ iaŋ¹³/