抑揚頓挫

yiˋ yangˊ dunˋ cuoˋ

(Cadence) Cadence

yiˋ

Repress, Restrain, Force, Lower one's head, Or, If, Else, But, Stop

yangˊ

Raise, Spread, Praise

頓挫 dunˋ cuoˋ

(Encounter, Rising and falling, Suffer) Suffer a setback, Encounter failure, Rising and falling notes in music

But

Else

Force

If

Lower

Or

Repress

Restrain

Stop

Praise

Raise

Spread

Arrange

Bow

Broken

Fall Apart

Halt

Immediately

Kowtow

Number of times

Pause

Promptly

Put in order

Stamp Foot

Stop

Tired

Dampen

Defeat

Frustrate

Humiliate

Obstruct

Repress

頓挫

Encounter

Rising and falling

Suffer

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