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◌́

character

LanguageHokkien (China)

Meaning
  1. A diacritical mark of the Latin script in Pe̍h-ōe-jī in Hokkien, representing the second tone of Taiwanese Hokkien.
  2. A diacritical mark of the Latin script in Taiwanese Phonetic Symbols in Hokkien, representing the fifth tone of Taiwanese Hokkien.
  3. diacritical tone mark
  4. A small mark placed above a letter to indicate the tone of a syllable in Hokkien writing systems.
Examples

The mark ◌́ changes how the vowel is pronounced.

The mark ◌́ changes how the vowel is pronounced.

Part of speechcharacter

Usage noteIts meaning changes depending on whether you are using Pe̍h-ōe-jī or Taiwanese Phonetic Symbols.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.