抑揚 [－扬]

Jyutping jik1 joeng4
Pinyin yì yáng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. modulation (rising and falling pitch)
  2. intonation
  3. a cadence
  4. to rise and fall (of a body floating in water)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to rise and fall; to modulate (of sound)
  2. noun
    modulation; intonation; cadence
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    朗诵比赛参赛者嘅抑扬顿挫好夸张。
    朗誦比賽參賽者嘅抑揚頓挫好誇張。
    long5 zung6 bei2 coi3 caam1 coi3 ze2 ge3 jik1 joeng4 deon6 co3 hou2 kwaa1 zoeng1
    • The participants exaggerated their verbal variation in their recitation in the competition.