[Ads-l] Oblique (tones)

[Benjamin Barrett]

Although oblique is defined on Wiktionary and the the Oxford Dictionary 
site for grammar, neither have the meaning of "other than flat/first 
tone" for Chinese.

https://anguslai.wordpress.com/2014/08/03/tones-in-chinese-languages/
Examples at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couplet_%28Chinese_poetry%29

Benjamin Barrett
Formerly of Seattle, WA

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