See also: 抑扬顿挫

Chinese

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to pause and turn
trad. (抑揚頓挫) 抑揚 頓挫
simp. (抑扬顿挫) 抑扬 顿挫
Literally: “falling, rising, pausing and turning”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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抑揚頓挫

  1. rising and falling in cadence; intonation; speaking in measured tones; (of speech) cadenced