四聲〔-声〕 sei³ sing¹ {sì shēng}

1. the four tones of classical Chinese phonetics, namely: level or even tone 平聲, third tone 上聲, fourth tone 去聲, entering tone 入聲
2. the four tones of modern standard Chinese pronunciation, namely: First or high level tone 陰平聲, Second or rising tone 陽平聲, Third or low-falling-raising tone 上聲, Fourth or falling tone 去聲