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高調

高調

See also: 高调

Chinese

		high; tall	harmonize; reconcile; blend harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer
trad. (高調)		高	調
simp. (高调)		高	调

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gāodiào

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄉㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ diu⁶
Min Nan (POJ): ko-tiāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāodiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄉㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaudiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāodiàor
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄉㄧㄠˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaudiaull
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tjaʊɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ diu⁶
  - Yale: gōu diuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ diu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ tiːu̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-tiāu
  - Tâi-lô: ko-tiāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koi'diau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻²² tiaʊ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɤ³³ tiaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻²² tiaʊ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ tiaʊ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiaʊ³³/

Noun

高調

high-sounding voice
lofty tone; bombast

Antonyms

低調／低调 (dīdiào)

Derived terms

唱高調／唱高调 (chàng gāodiào)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 高調 – see 懸調. (This term, 高調, is a variant form of 懸調.)