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1. oblique tones (the three tones of Chinese that exclude the high-level, or first, tone)
Noun
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1. oblique tones (the three tones of Chinese that exclude the high-level, or first, tone)
1. Was not a level tone.; Was not a falling tone.
1. Wasn't low-pitched.; Wasn't a falling tone.
1. Not a level tone.; Not a falling-rising tone.
1. Low tone.; Polite speech.
1. Not low-pitched.; Not flat (in tone).
1. If/when it were low-pitched.; If/when it's low-pitched.
1. Wasn't low-pitched.; Wasn't flat (in tone).
1. Probably.; Likely.
1. Softly; In a low voice