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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, 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–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ sing¹
    • Yale: pìhng sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piâⁿ-siaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: piânn-siann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pviasviaf
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piã²³⁻³³ siã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piã²⁴⁻²² siã³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piã²⁴⁻¹¹ siã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piã¹³⁻²² siã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piã²⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêⁿ-siaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pênn-siann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvesviaf
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pẽ²³⁻³³ siã⁴⁴/

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 Mandarin · 聲調 / 声调 (shēngdiào) (layout · text)
	平仄 (píngzè)		平 (píng) 平聲 / 平声 (píngshēng)		仄 (zè) 仄聲 / 仄声 (zèshēng)
	平上去入 (píngshǎngqùrù) 四聲 / 四声 (sìshēng)		平 (píng) 平聲 / 平声 (píngshēng)		上 (shǎng) 上聲 / 上声 (shǎngshēng)		去 (qù) 去聲 / 去声 (qùshēng)		入 (rù) 入聲 / 入声 (rùshēng)
標調方法 / 标调方法 (biāodiào fāngfǎ) 標調法 / 标调法	四角標調法 / 四角标调法		꜀◌		꜂◌		◌꜄		◌꜆
	[Term?]		◌〪		◌〫		◌〬		◌〭
	傍點 / 傍点		∅		◌〮		◌〯		∅
	四聲八調 / 四声八调		陰平 / 阴平 (yīnpíng)	陽平 / 阳平 (yángpíng)	陰上 / 阴上 (yīnshǎng)	陽上 / 阳上 (yángshǎng)	陰去 / 阴去 (yīnqù)	陽去 / 阳去 (yángqù)	陰入 / 阴入 (yīnrù)	陽入 / 阳入 (yángrù)
	陰 / 阴 (yīn)	陽 / 阳 (yáng)
標調方法 / 标调方法 (biāodiào fāngfǎ) 標調法 / 标调法	四角標調法 / 四角标调法		꜀◌	꜁◌	꜂◌	꜃◌	◌꜄	◌꜅	◌꜆	◌꜇

The tones (of Standard Mandarin) in Mandarin · 聲調 / 声调 (shēngdiào) (layout · text)
四聲 / 四声 (sìshēng)	陰平 / 阴平 (yīnpíng) 一聲 / 一声		陽平 / 阳平 (yángpíng) 二聲 / 二声 (èrshēng)		上聲 / 上声 (shǎngshēng) 三聲 / 三声 (sānshēng)		去聲 / 去声 (qùshēng) 四聲 / 四声 (sìshēng)		輕聲 / 轻声 (qīngshēng)

Korean

Hanja in this term
平	聲

Noun

平聲 • (pyeongseong) (hangeul 평성)

1. hanja form^? of 평성 (“level tone”)