仄そく声せい

noun

oblique tones

In Chinese phonology, the three tones other than the high-level (平声) tone: rising (上声), departing (去声), and entering (入声). Used in regulated verse and tone-pattern analysis.

See also: 平声

• 漢かん詩しでは、平へい声せいと仄そく声せいの配はい置ちが重じゅう要ようです。

  In Chinese poetry, the arrangement of level and oblique tones is important.