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dùncuò

pause and transition in rhythm or melody

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dun4 cuo4

a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes, a cadence, punctuated by a transition, with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting)

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頓挫|顿挫 [dùn cuò] ► a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes ► a cadence ► punctuated by a transition ► with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting)