平仄

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	oblique tone
simp. and trad. (平仄)		平	仄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): píngzè

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄜˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): pin² ze²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ zak¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): piâⁿ-cheh / piâⁿ-cheeh / pîⁿ-cheh

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngzè
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngzè
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-tsê⁴
    • Yale: píng-dzè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngtzeh
    • Palladius: пинцзэ (pinczɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡sɤ⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: pin² ze²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: pinze
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰin²¹ t͡sɛ²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ zak¹
    • Yale: pìhng jāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ dzak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ zeg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐk̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piâⁿ-cheh
    • Tâi-lô: piânn-tseh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pviazeq
    • IPA (Taipei): /piã²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡seʔ³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piã²⁴⁻²² t͡seʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piã²³⁻³³ t͡seʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piã²⁴⁻²² t͡seʔ⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piâⁿ-cheeh
    • Tâi-lô: piânn-tseeh
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piã¹³⁻²² t͡sɛʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pîⁿ-cheh
    • Tâi-lô: pînn-tseh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvizeq
    • IPA (Taipei): /pĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡seʔ³²/

Noun

平仄

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

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)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	仄
ひょう Grade: 3	そく Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

Derived from Middle Chinese 平仄 (MC bjien|bjaeng tsrik).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひょーそく [hyòósókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ço̞ːso̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

平(ひょう)仄(そく) • (hyōsoku) 

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

See also

The tones (of Chinese) in Japanese · 声調(せいちょう) (seichō) (layout · text)
	平仄(ひょうそく) (hyōsoku)		平声(ひょうしょう) (hyōshō)		仄声(そくせい) (sokusei)
	四声(しせい) (shisei) 平上去入(ひょうじょうきょにゅう) (hyōjōkyonyū)		平声(ひょうしょう) (hyōshō)		上声(じょうしょう) (jōshō)		去声(きょしょう) (kyoshō)		入声(にっしょう) (nisshō)
[Term?]	[Term?]		꜀◌		꜂◌		◌꜄		◌꜆
	[Term?]		◌〪		◌〫		◌〬		◌〭
	[Term?]		∅		◌〮		◌〯		∅
	[Term?]		[Term?]	[Term?]	[Term?]	[Term?]	[Term?]	[Term?]	[Term?]	[Term?]
	[Term?]	[Term?]
[Term?]	[Term?]		꜀◌	꜁◌	꜂◌	꜃◌	◌꜄	◌꜅	◌꜆	◌꜇

The tones (of Standard Mandarin) in Japanese · 声調(せいちょう) (seichō) (layout · text)
四声(しせい) (shisei)	第一声(だいいっせい) (daīssei)		第二声(だいにせい) (dainisei)		第三声(だいさんせい) (daisansei)		第四声(だいよんせい) (daiyonsei)		軽声(けいせい) (keisei)