顿挫抑扬

頓挫抑揚
dùncuòyìyáng
  1. cadence
  2. modulation

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 顿挫 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)
2 抑扬 yìyáng
  1. modulation (rising and falling pitch)
  2. intonation
  3. a cadence
  4. to rise and fall (of a body floating in water)