Tones of Taiwanese
tones of Middle Chinese
- yin level (high)
- rising (high falling, siofngsviaf)
- yin departing (low)
- yin entering (low stopped)
- yang level (rising)
- yang departing (mid)
- yang entering (high stopped)
Tones in Taiwanese
- Kitiau-ym (Basic Tone)
- KQtiau-ym (High Tone)
- Extut-ym (Low Falling Tone)
- Sioxngtut-ym (Shouting-Out Tone)
- Hoesoaan-ym (Curving Tone)
- Chiog-ym (Short Tone)
- Zoafntiau (Tone sandhi)
- Tea-ym (short tone)
Tone Chart
Order (順序) | Name (調名) | Description | 調值 | POJ | Umm | Example | |
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1 | 陰平 | 語調上揚聲高,屬高平音 | ˥˥ | 55 | a | 無 | 獅 (sai) |
2(6) | 上 | 語調重短氣下,屬高降音 | ˥˩ | 51 | á | ˋ | 虎 (hó·) |
3 | 陰去 | 語調低下氣收,屬下突音 | ˧˩ | 31 | à | ˪ | 豹 (pà) |
4 | 陰入 | 語調平出氣穩,屬低促音 | ˧ʔ | 3ʔ | ah | -ㆷ | 鱉 (pih),鴨 (ah) |
5 | 陽平 | 語調低粘回升,屬迴旋音 | ˨˦ | 24 | â | ˊ | 熊 (hîm),牛 (gû) |
7 | 陽去 | 語調中轉基平,屬基調音 | ˧˧ | 33 | ā | ˫ | 象 (chhiūⁿ) |
8 | 陽入 | 語調促短急切,屬高促音 | ˥ʔ | 5ʔ | a̍h | -ㆷ· | 鹿 (Template:IPA) |
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