| Change log entry 41062 | |
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| Processed by: | richwarm (2012-04-27 23:00:58 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 40070 >> it's neutral Editor: Sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't. In a Chinesepod lesson, the Chinese presenter introduces the word 脾气, in isolation, saying it with a neutral tone qi5. The other presenter says "Ok, 2nd and neutral. But I gotta say, sometimes that neutral tone kinda sounds like a fourth tone, doesn't it?" A short time later, the Chinese presenter can be heard using the word 脾气 within a sentence, using 4th tone. In the lessson dialog itself, the voice actor says 我脾气不好，一着急就发脾气，老跟她吵架。 The first 脾气 (which occurs in the middle of a phrase) is pronounced píqi, while the second (which comes at the end of a phrase demarcated with a comma) sounds more like píqì. |
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# - 發脾氣 发脾气 [fa1 pi2 qi4] /to get angry/ # + 發脾氣 发脾气 [fa1 pi2 qi5] /to get angry/ |