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聲調

五個聲調

國語有四個聲調加上輕聲。注音把調號放在音節後面,但第一聲不標,輕聲的點則放在音節前面。這和拼音正好相反:拼音一定會標第一聲(ā),輕聲反而不標。

五個聲調一覽

聲調注音調號拼音調號例字聽起來如何
First toneHigh level(no mark)āㄇㄚMotherHigh and flat, held steady like a sung note. In zhuyin the first tone is written with no mark at all.
Second toneRisingˊáㄇㄚˊHempRises from mid to high, like the way an English speaker says "What?" in surprise.
Third toneDippingˇǎㄇㄚˇHorseDips down low and then rises again. In natural speech it usually just stays low.
Fourth toneFallingˋàㄇㄚˋTo scoldDrops sharply from high to low, like a firm command: "Stop!"
Neutral toneLight˙a˙ㄇㄚmaQuestion particleShort, light and unstressed. Zhuyin writes the dot before the syllable; pinyin writes no mark at all.

同一個音,五個意思

最經典的例子:同樣的 ma,用五種方式唸,就是五個不同的字。

  • ㄇㄚMother
  • ㄇㄚˊHemp
  • ㄇㄚˇHorse
  • ㄇㄚˋTo scold
  • ˙ㄇㄚmaQuestion particle

注音調號和拼音調號差在哪

  • 第一聲在注音不標任何符號,拼音則寫成 ā。
  • 輕聲的點在注音放在音節前面(˙ㄇㄚ),拼音則完全不標(ma)。
  • 注音的調號放在最後一個符號後面,而不是壓在母音上,所以底下的符號形狀不會改變。

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