"tone number" meaning in English

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          "text": "When we type the syllable \"shi\" in pinyin, we should always remember to put its tone number after it to avoid confusion.",
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        "A number allocated to a syllable in various transliteration systems such as Hanyu Pinyin indicating the tone in which it is pronounced."
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shēngdiào shùzì",
          "sense": "number allocated to a syllable",
          "word": "聲調數字 /声调数字"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "diàohào",
          "sense": "number allocated to a syllable",
          "word": "調號 /调号"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "number allocated to a syllable",
          "word": "tooninumero"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tónovyj nómer",
          "sense": "number allocated to a syllable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "то́новый но́мер"
        }
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  "word": "tone number"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shēngdiào shùzì",
      "sense": "number allocated to a syllable",
      "word": "聲調數字 /声调数字"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "diàohào",
      "sense": "number allocated to a syllable",
      "word": "調號 /调号"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "number allocated to a syllable",
      "word": "tooninumero"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tónovyj nómer",
      "sense": "number allocated to a syllable",
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      "word": "то́новый но́мер"
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  "word": "tone number"
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