抑扬顿挫 in English yi4 yang2 dun4 cuo4 Meaning

Meanings

  • see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]

Simplified Characters

抑 扬 顿 挫

Traditional Characters

抑 揚 頓 挫

Pinyin

yi4 yang2 dun4 cuo4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

抑yi4to restrain 扬yang2abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] 顿dun4to stop 挫cuo4obstructed