调五声 (調五聲) tiáo wǔ shēng

tiáo wǔ shēng phrase harmonize the five tones
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Quote: from Chapter 20 保位權 Retaining a Position of Authority in Scroll 6 of 春秋繁露 “Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals,” attributed to 董仲舒 Dong Zhongshu 179–104 BCE (Amies 2021 tr.; see also Dong, Queen, and Major tr. 2016, p. 209)