Back to back tones for single character ˩˧ ˧˩? tian ˩˧ ˧˩


What do these back to back tones mean?

Tone sandhi?

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The reversed tone letter is apparently one of the Modifier Tone Letters which do indeed indicate tone sandhi. I haven't yet come up with a pdf, but hazarding a guess, perhaps ˩˧ (low rising) is the recitation form and the reversed form is the sandhi form (low falling).