Definitions

1. 1. the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声
2. 2. the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin

Components

• 四 sì – four
• 声 shēng – sound

Related Words

• 第四声 dì sì shēng – fourth tone in Mandarin
• 四声杜鹃 sì shēng dù juān – (bird species of China) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)