抑揚頓挫

抑扬顿挫
yìyángdùncuò
see 頓挫抑揚 dùncuòyìyáng

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 抑揚 yìyáng
  1. modulation (rising and falling pitch)
  2. intonation
  3. a cadence
  4. to rise and fall (of a body floating in water)
2 頓挫 dùncuò
  1. a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes
  2. a cadence
  3. punctuated by a transition
  4. with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting)