抑扬顿挫

Traditional form:

抑揚頓挫

Pinyin (reading):

yìyángdùncuò

Definitions:

• see 頓挫抑揚／顿挫抑扬 (dùncuòyìyáng)

Characters:

• 抑 - to curb, to hinder; to keep down, to repress
• 扬 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
• 顿 - to pause; to bow; to arrange
• 挫 - to check, to obstruct, to push down

Traditional characters:

• 抑 - to curb, to hinder; to keep down, to repress
• 揚 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
• 頓 - to pause; to bow; to arrange
• 挫 - to check, to obstruct, to push down