Meaning of 仄声
仄声 means oblique tone; ze tone (the rising, departing and entering tones in the four tones of Classical Chinese, as distinct from the level tone). Pronounced zè shēng.
- oblique tone; ze tone (the rising, departing and entering tones in the four tones of Classical Chinese, as distinct from the level tone)
Definitions & Examples
Jìn近
tǐ体
shī诗
de的
gé格
lǜ律
yāo要
qiú求
píng平
shēng声
hé和
zè仄
shēng声
jiāo交
tì替
chū出
xiàn现
。
The tonal patterns of regulated verse require the alternation of level and oblique tones.
Zhè这
gè个
zì字
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
dú读
zè仄
shēng声
，
xiàn现
dài代
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
lǐ里
dú读
píng平
shēng声
。
This character was read as an oblique tone in ancient times, but is pronounced as a level tone in modern Mandarin.
Duì对
lián联
jiǎng讲
jiù究
píng平
zè仄
xiāng相
duì对
，
shàng上
lián联
mò末
zì字
yòng用
zè仄
shēng声
，
xià下
lián联
mò末
zì字
yòng用
píng平
shēng声
。
Antithetical couplets pay attention to the opposition of level and oblique tones: the last character of the first line uses an oblique tone, while the last character of the second line uses a level tone.