bằng trắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 平仄, composed of 平 (“level tone”) and 仄 (“oblique tone”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaŋ˨˩ t͡ɕak̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaŋ˦˩ ʈak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaŋ˨˩ ʈak̚˦˥]

Noun

bằng trắc

  1. level and oblique tones (technical term for classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)
  2. tonal patterns in classical Chinese poetry
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