sì shēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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 / the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin
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Original source entry:

四聲 四声 [si4 sheng1] /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/the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin/

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