Fifth tone in pinyin

Posted:
Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:19 pm
by p.i.klein
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Cantonese: Fong Yan Ji
Mandarin: Fang1 Ren2 Zi
5
As far as I know, there's no fifth tone in pinyin.

Posted:
Sat Nov 26, 2005 4:11 am
by bkasten
There is not a 5th tone per se, but there is a lack of a tone. The 5 in the pinyin transliteration indicates a lack of tone. Either a 5, or the lack of a number indicate the same thing.

Posted:
Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:01 pm
by p.i.klein
Sorry, for this late reaction. (Forgot the checkbox.)
Thank you both for this information.