tone number

English

Noun

tone number (plural tone numbers)

1. A number allocated to a syllable in various transliteration systems such as Hanyu Pinyin indicating the tone in which it is pronounced.

   When we type the syllable "shi" in pinyin, we should always remember to put its tone number after it to avoid confusion.

Translations

number allocated to a syllable

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聲調數字／声调数字 (shēngdiào shùzì), 調號／调号 (zh) (diàohào)

• Finnish: tooninumero
• Russian: то́новый но́мер m (tónovyj nómer)

See also

• tone number on Wikipedia.Wikipedia