三分損益

See also: 三分损益

Chinese

		to be divided into three parts; three tenths	to increase and decrease; to modify; to evolve incrementally
trad. (三分損益)		三分	損益
simp. (三分损益)		三分	损益

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānfēn sǔnyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄈㄣ ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ fan¹ syun² jik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānfēn sǔnyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄈㄣ ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanfen sǔnyì
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-fên¹ sun³-i⁴
    • Yale: sān-fēn swǔn-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanfen soenyih
    • Palladius: саньфэнь суньи (sanʹfɛnʹ sunʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ su̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ fan¹ syun² jik¹
    • Yale: sāam fān syún yīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ fan¹ syn² jik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ fen¹ xun² yig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ syːn³⁵ jɪk̚⁵/

Noun

三分損益

1. (music) The “Method of Subtracting and Adding Thirds” in ancient Chinese music theory, which involves alternately rising a fifth and descending a fourth through the subtraction or addition of a third of the length of the preceding pitch pipe.

Derived terms

• 三分損益法 / 三分损益法 (sānfēn sǔnyìfǎ)