How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
kěThird tonekǒuThird tone
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Is a very delicious home cooking dish.
pèi配shàng上lián莲cài菜běn本shēn身zhè这ge个cuì脆cuì脆de的kǒu口gǎn感jiù就shì是yī一dào道zuì最kě可kǒu口de的kāi开wèi胃xiǎo小cài菜
with the crispy lotus root slices, that is the best appetizer
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ā →First toneHigh and level
á ↗Second toneRising
ǎ ↘↗Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à ↘Fourth toneFalling
a ·Neutral toneShort and light
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