抑扬

Traditional form:

抑揚

Pinyin (reading):

yìyáng

Definitions:

• modulation (rising and falling pitch)
• intonation
• a cadence
• to rise and fall (of a body floating in water)

Characters:

• 抑 - to curb, to hinder; to keep down, to repress
• 扬 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise

Traditional characters:

• 抑 - to curb, to hinder; to keep down, to repress
• 揚 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise