仄zè （仄声） oblique tones Ⅱ ❶ （狭窄） narrow: 逼 ～ narrow; cramped; 狭 ～ (of space) narrow and small; (of person) narrow-minded; bigoted
❷ （心里不安） uneasy; disturbed; restless: 歉 ～ apologetic and disturbed; regretful and uneasy
❸ （倾斜） slanting; leaning: ～ 日 the setting sun; 倾 ～ leaning to one side
◆仄声 {语} oblique tones (the falling-rising tone （上声）, the falling tone （去声） and the entering tone （入声）, as distinct from the level tone （平声） in classical Chinese pronunciation) 仄zeoblique; one of the tones used in rhythmic poetry |