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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