声调语言

Traditional form:

聲調語言

Pinyin (reading):

shēngdiàoyǔyán

Definitions:

• tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)

Characters:

• 声 - sound, noise; voice, tone, music
• 调 - tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
• 语 - words, language; saying, expression
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say

Traditional characters:

• 聲 - sound, noise; voice, tone, music
• 調 - tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
• 語 - words, language; saying, expression
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say