"neutral tone" meaning in English

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        "The lack of one of the four primary phonetic tones of Chinese, sometimes viewed as a tone in its own right. The neutral tone is unmarked in Hanyu Pinyin."
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        "(Chinese phonetics) The lack of one of the four primary phonetic tones of Chinese, sometimes viewed as a tone in its own right. The neutral tone is unmarked in Hanyu Pinyin."
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          "code": "zh",
          "lang": "Chinese",
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          "word": "輕聲"
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          "word": "轻声"
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      "word": "輕聲"
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