level tone; first tone in historical Chinese phonetics
Technical term in Chinese historical phonology; refers to the 平 tone category in Middle Chinese, which later split into modern Mandarin tones 1 and 2.
The level tone of Middle Chinese corresponds to the first or second tone in modern Beijing Mandarin.
low, flat tone in Japanese accent
Used in descriptions of Japanese pitch accent; refers to a low, flat tonal pattern, often contrasted with 上声 (rising) and 去声 (falling) in traditional terminology.
In this dialect, consecutive morae with a level tone are pronounced low and flat.