九聲六調 jiǔ shēng liù diào

the nine tones and six tone patterns

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)

Characters

Character Meaning
九 jiǔ HSK 1
nine; 9
聲 shēng
sound; voice; noise
六 liù HSK 1
six; 6
調 diào
to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate