12-06-2022, 03:10 PM
(12-06-2022, 10:56 AM)Drunk Monk Wrote: Remember Chinese is tonal, so they can rhyme tonally. It gives them an extra dimension when it comes to rhyme, poetry, and puns. This can work in several ways - the same word may rhyme with another word with the same mouth shape but different tones or the pattern of tones can rhyme. That's a gross oversimplification. Sometimes I can hear it. Other times, it's just a garbled mess. It used to drive me nuts because it is impossible to translate.
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Quote:In Thai, the phrase "Mai mai mai mai mai" means “New wood doesn’t burn, does it?” – each "mai" is given a different tone when read aloud.
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