It's my first post here, and I had a quick question about pronunciation. For the word "moon", is liang in 月亮 (yuèliàng) pronounced as a neutral rather than fourth tone? It seems to be the case for "beautiful" 漂亮 (piào liang). Is it a general rule that 亮 (liàng) becomes a neutral tone when coming after a fourth tone? Thanks!
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September 30, 2010 at 7:23 AMHi All,
It's my first post here, and I had a quick question about pronunciation. For the word "moon", is liang in 月亮 (yuèliàng) pronounced as a neutral rather than fourth tone? It seems to be the case for "beautiful" 漂亮 (piào liang). Is it a general rule that 亮 (liàng) becomes a neutral tone when coming after a fourth tone? Thanks!