抑揚頓挫 [－扬顿－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    口頭​表達​中​，​音量​、​語​調​嘅​高低​轉折​以及​中​間​嘅​停​頓
    all sorts of variation in volume, intonation and pauses in verbal expression i.e. for speech, poems, etc.
    • 朗誦比賽參賽者嘅抑揚頓挫好誇張。
      朗诵比赛参赛者嘅抑扬顿挫好夸张。
      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.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    rising and falling in cadence; intonation; speaking in measured tones; (of speech) cadenced
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4963
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.