半上聲 [－－声]

Jyutping bun3 soeng6 sing1
Pinyin bàn shàng shēng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    half rising tone (used when a character considered tone 3 in Mainland Standard Mandarin is followed by a character of any other tone or non-tone)
    • 上聲與非上聲（陰平、陽平、去聲）相連，上聲調值由214變為半上聲21。
      上声与非上声（阴平、阳平、去声）相连，上声调值由214变为半上声21。
      shǎng shēng yǔ fēi shǎng shēng （ yīn píng ， yáng píng ， qù shēng ） xiāng lián ， shǎng shēng diào zhí yóu ２１４ biàn wéi bàn shǎng shēng ２１ ．
      When a character to be read with a rising tone is preceded by a character that is not read with a rising tone (dark level tone, light level tone, or departing tone), the rising tone tonal value changes from 214 into a half rising tone tonal value of 21.
    • 上聲在陰平、陽平、去聲、輕聲前，即在非上聲前，丟掉後半段“14”上升的尾巴，調值由214變為半上聲211，變調調值描寫為214-211。
      上声在阴平、阳平、去声、轻声前，即在非上声前，丢掉后半段“14”上升的尾巴，调值由214变为半上声211，变调调值描写为214-211。
      shǎng shēng zài yīn píng ， yáng píng ， qù shēng ， qīng shēng qián ， jí zài fēi shǎng shēng qián ， diū diào hòu bàn duàn “ １４ ” shàng shēng de wěi ba ， diào zhí yóu ２１４ biàn wéi bàn shǎng shēng ２１１ ， biàn diào diào zhí miáo xiě wéi ２１４ ２１１ ．
      When a character to be read with a rising tone is preceded by a character that would be read with dark level tone, light level tone, departing tone, or neutral tone, that is to say, whenever such a character is found before any character that is not read with rising tone, the normally-expected rise in tone at the tail-end of the rising tone from 1 to 4 in the last half is eliminated. The tonal value changes from 214 into a half rising tone tonal value of 2 11. This is expressed in written form as a change from 214 to 211.

半上聲 [－－声]

Jyutping bun3 soeng6 sing1
Pinyin bàn shǎng shēng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    half rising tone (used when a character considered tone 3 in Mainland Standard Mandarin is followed by a character of any other tone or non-tone)
    • 上聲與非上聲（陰平、陽平、去聲）相連，上聲調值由214變為半上聲21。
      上声与非上声（阴平、阳平、去声）相连，上声调值由214变为半上声21。
      shǎng shēng yǔ fēi shǎng shēng （ yīn píng ， yáng píng ， qù shēng ） xiāng lián ， shǎng shēng diào zhí yóu ２１４ biàn wéi bàn shǎng shēng ２１ ．
      When a character to be read with a rising tone is preceded by a character that is not read with a rising tone (dark level tone, light level tone, or departing tone), the rising tone tonal value changes from 214 into a half rising tone tonal value of 21.
    • 上聲在陰平、陽平、去聲、輕聲前，即在非上聲前，丟掉後半段“14”上升的尾巴，調值由214變為半上聲211，變調調值描寫為214-211。
      上声在阴平、阳平、去声、轻声前，即在非上声前，丢掉后半段“14”上升的尾巴，调值由214变为半上声211，变调调值描写为214-211。
      shǎng shēng zài yīn píng ， yáng píng ， qù shēng ， qīng shēng qián ， jí zài fēi shǎng shēng qián ， diū diào hòu bàn duàn “ １４ ” shàng shēng de wěi ba ， diào zhí yóu ２１４ biàn wéi bàn shǎng shēng ２１１ ， biàn diào diào zhí miáo xiě wéi ２１４ ２１１ ．
      When a character to be read with a rising tone is preceded by a character that would be read with dark level tone, light level tone, departing tone, or neutral tone, that is to say, whenever such a character is found before any character that is not read with rising tone, the normally-expected rise in tone at the tail-end of the rising tone from 1 to 4 in the last half is eliminated. The tonal value changes from 214 into a half rising tone tonal value of 2 11. This is expressed in written form as a change from 214 to 211.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    上声与非上声（阴平、阳平、去声）相连，上声调值由214变为半上声21。
    上聲與非上聲（陰平、陽平、去聲）相連，上聲調值由214變為半上聲21。
    shǎng shēng yǔ fēi shǎng shēng （ yīn píng ， yáng píng ， qù shēng ） xiāng lián ， shǎng shēng diào zhí yóu ２１４ biàn wéi bàn shǎng shēng ２１ ．
    • When a character to be read with a rising tone is preceded by a character that is not read with a rising tone (dark level tone, light level tone, or departing tone), the rising tone tonal value changes from 214 into a half rising tone tonal value of 21.
  2. Mandarin
    上声在阴平、阳平、去声、轻声前，即在非上声前，丢掉后半段“14”上升的尾巴，调值由214变为半上声211，变调调值描写为214-211。
    上聲在陰平、陽平、去聲、輕聲前，即在非上聲前，丟掉後半段“14”上升的尾巴，調值由214變為半上聲211，變調調值描寫為214-211。
    shǎng shēng zài yīn píng ， yáng píng ， qù shēng ， qīng shēng qián ， jí zài fēi shǎng shēng qián ， diū diào hòu bàn duàn “ １４ ” shàng shēng de wěi ba ， diào zhí yóu ２１４ biàn wéi bàn shǎng shēng ２１１ ， biàn diào diào zhí miáo xiě wéi ２１４ ２１１ ．
    • When a character to be read with a rising tone is preceded by a character that would be read with dark level tone, light level tone, departing tone, or neutral tone, that is to say, whenever such a character is found before any character that is not read with rising tone, the normally-expected rise in tone at the tail-end of the rising tone from 1 to 4 in the last half is eliminated. The tonal value changes from 214 into a half rising tone tonal value of 2 11. This is expressed in written form as a change from 214 to 211.