平聲

平聲

See also: 平声

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (平聲)		平	聲
simp. (平声)		平	声

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ sing¹
• Min Nan (POJ): piâⁿ-siaⁿ / pêⁿ-siaⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngsheng
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-shêng¹
    • Yale: píng-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngsheng
    • Palladius: пиншэн (pinšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 平生 平聲／平声

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ sing¹
    • Yale: pìhng sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piâⁿ-siaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: piânn-siann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pviasviaf
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piã²³⁻³³ ɕiã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piã²⁴⁻²² ɕiã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piã²⁴⁻²² ɕiã³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piã¹³⁻²² ɕiã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piã²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiã⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêⁿ-siaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pênn-siann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvesviaf
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pẽ²³⁻³³ ɕiã⁴⁴/

Noun

平聲

1. (Chinese phonetics) level tone (one of the four tones in Middle Chinese)

   • 平聲哀而安，上聲厲而舉，去聲清而遠，入聲直而促。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     平声哀而安，上声厉而举，去声清而远，入声直而促。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: early 9th century 元和韻譜 Yuanhe Yunpu; quoted and translated in Ting (1996).

     Píngshēng āi ér ān, shǎngshēng lì ér jǔ, qùshēng qīng ér yuǎn, rùshēng zhí ér cù. [Pinyin]

     Level tone is sad and stable. Rising tone is strident and rising. Departing tone is clear and distant. Entering tone is straight and abrupt.

2. (phonology) the ngang tone of Vietnamese

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (平聲):

• → Japanese: 平声(ひょうしょう) (hyōshō)
• → Korean: 평성(平聲) (pyeongseong)

Other:

• → Vietnamese: thanh bằng (“the ngang or huyền tone”) (calque)

See also

The tones (of Chinese) in Chinese · 聲調 (layout · text)
	平仄		平 平聲		仄 仄聲
	平上去入 四聲 古四聲		平 平聲		上 上聲		去 去聲		入 入聲
標調方法 標調法	四角標調法		꜀◌		꜂◌		◌꜄		◌꜆
	[Term?]		◌〪		◌〫		◌〬		◌〭
	[Term?]		∅		◌〮		◌〯		∅
			∅		-X		-H		-p -t -k (-ʔ)
	四聲八調		陰平	陽平	陰上	陽上	陰去	陽去	陰入	陽入
	陰	陽
標調方法 標調法	四角標調法		꜀◌	꜁◌	꜂◌	꜃◌	◌꜄	◌꜅	◌꜆	◌꜇

The tones (of Standard Mandarin) in Chinese · 聲調 (layout · text)
四聲	陰平 第一聲		陽平 第二聲		上聲 第三聲		去聲 第四聲		輕聲

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Korean

Hanja in this term
平	聲

Noun

平聲 • (pyeongseong) (hangeul 평성)

1. Hanja form^? of 평성 (“level tone”).