仄zè? (仄聲) oblique tones Ⅱ ? ? (狹窄) narrow: 逼 ~ narrow; cramped; 狹 ~ (of space) narrow and small; (of person) narrow-minded; bigoted ? (心里不安) uneasy; disturbed; restless: 歉 ~ apologetic and disturbed; regretful and uneasy ? (傾斜) slanting; leaning: ~ 日 the setting sun; 傾 ~ leaning to one side ◆仄聲 {語} oblique tones (the falling-rising tone (上聲), the falling tone (去聲) and the entering tone (入聲), as distinct from the level tone (平聲) in classical Chinese pronunciation) 仄zeoblique; one of the tones used in rhythmic poetry |