Talk:Lien'oeh

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From the Explanation on Concise Atonal Spelling and TMSS Dictionary (2001-2003):

The hyphen (-), which binds two words into one, makes the preceding word be pronounced with or without tone-change. The selection of whether the last tone of the preceding word is to be changed in regular way is up to the speaker at differing situations.

In other words, the hyphen separates written syllables but tone sandhi must be considered.

Here are some two-syllable examples where the first word/syllable changes tone.

• bafn-kviar
• ban-kviaa
• bao-sii
• bie-seg
• bi-sii ...
• Zong-buun
• Zøo-Zok
• zuo-cioong
• zuo-kheq
• Zuo-pok

Here are some two-syllable examples where the first word/syllable does not change tone:

• tøe-tang
• thvy-kngf
• sym-sngf