o.o thing is, in context it might be more different, depending on the word.
which...heh, doesn't help. ummm...maybe the idea that mai3 is generally lower than mai4? ::points at the diagram:: See, mai3 starts out low and goes up, except when there's a tone shift. Then, both mai3 and mai4 goes down, but mai3 is generally a lower tone than mai4...
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which...heh, doesn't help. ummm...maybe the idea that mai3 is generally lower than mai4? ::points at the diagram:: See, mai3 starts out low and goes up, except when there's a tone shift. Then, both mai3 and mai4 goes down, but mai3 is generally a lower tone than mai4...