tone sandhi
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tone sandhi
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From tone + sandhi.
noun
- The change of tone that occurs in some tonal languages when certain tones are pronounced successively. The most frequent occurrence of tone sandhi in Mandarin Chinese occurs in the third tone.
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noun change of tone
| Español | sandhi tonal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 변조 byeonjo |
| 日本語 | 声調変化 seichō henka, 変調 henchō |
| 中文 | 變調 /变调 biàndiào |
| Français | sandhi tonal |
| Deutsch | Tonsandhi |
| Русский | то́новое са́ндхи tónovoje sándxi, измене́ние то́на izmenénije tóna |
| Tiếng Việt | biến thanh |
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title = {tone sandhi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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