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Jyutping ji6 sing1
Pinyin èr shēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. second tone
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    second tone; alternative name for 陽平/阳平 (yángpíng, “rising tone”).
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    另外还要注意的是,“轴”字在戏剧界统读去声(四声),不读阳平(二声)。
    另外還要注意的是,“軸”字在戲劇界統讀去聲(四聲),不讀陽平(二聲)。
    lìng wài hái yào zhù yì de shì , “ zhóu / zhòu ” zì zài xì jù jiè tǒng dú qù shēng ( sì shēng ) , bù dú yáng píng ( èr shēng ) .
    • Another thing to note is that 軸 is unifiedly read in theater with the departing tone (fourth tone), not the dark level tone (second tone).