粵

抑jik1揚joeng4頓deon6挫co3

simp抑扬顿挫
jik1 joeng4 deon6 co3yì yáng dùn cuò

English

  1. see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]
  2. variation in volume, articulation, intonation and pauses in verbal expression i.e. for speech, poems, etc.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 口頭表達中,音量、語調嘅高低轉折以及中間嘅停頓

Examples

  • 朗誦比賽參賽者嘅抑揚頓挫好誇張。

    The participants exaggerated their articulation in the recitation competition.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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