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*{{tts|Taan`siensvy}} (陳[[siensvy|先生]]) | *{{tts|Taan`siensvy}} (陳[[siensvy|先生]]) | ||
*[[kviaf`sie]] vs [[kviasie]] ({{tts|kviaf`sie. kviasie.}}) | *[[kviaf`sie]] vs [[kviasie]] ({{tts|kviaf`sie. kviasie.}}) | ||
*{{tts|khuy`khuy}} vs {{tts|khuikhuy}} ({{tts|khuy`khuy. khuikhuy | *{{tts|khuy`khuy}} vs {{tts|khuikhuy}} ({{tts|khuy`khuy. khuikhuy}}) | ||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Revision as of 10:55, 15 June 2014
Kiongjioghuhø 🔊 (Kiongjiok-huhø; 強弱符號; grave accent)
MTL usage
All the syllables after a grave accent (`) are spoken in a weaker tone (either a low-falling tone or a low short tone) and tone sandhi does not apply to the preceding syllable. Examples:
- Taan`siensvy 🔊 (陳先生)
- kviaf`sie vs kviasie (kviaf`sie. kviasie. 🔊)
- khuy`khuy 🔊 vs khuikhuy 🔊 (khuy`khuy. khuikhuy 🔊)
Technical
- `, Unicode U+0060, ASCII Hex 60