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diu6 tiu4
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[粵] diu6 | [國] diao4 [1] [v] transfer; shift; move [2] [v] investigate; inquire into [3] [n] tune; tone; key; accent [粵] tiu4 | [國] tiao2 [1] [adj] harmonious; fit [2] [v] adjust; mix; blend [3] [v] mediate; reconcile [4] [v] tease; provoke; incite Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 15
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 15713 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Mar 2014 15:25 |
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唱反調 coeng3 faan2 diu6 = to express a different view; to take a different position; play devil's advocate 陳詞濫調 can4 ci4 laam6 diu6 = cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype 調料 diu6 liu6 = condiment; seasoning; flavoring 調查 diu6 caa4 = inquire into; investigate 調派 diu6 paai3 = assign; dispatch 大膽狂徒,光天化日之下,竟敢調戲良家婦女 daai6 daam2 kong4 tou4, gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6 zi1 haa6, ging2 gam2 tiu4 hei3 loeng4 gaa1 fu5 neoi5 = in broad daylight, flirt with a woman from a good home 語調 jyu5 diu6 = intonation 協調 hip3 tiu4 = coordinate, harmonize 調羹 tiu4 gang1 = spoon; to season soup 調換 diu6 wun6 = to change places; to exchange; to change 調度 diu6 dou6 = to dispatch; dispatcher 調動 diu6 dung6 = to move; to transfer; to manoeuvre (U.S.: maneuver) (of troops, etc.) 單調 daan1 diu6 = monotonous; robotic 調皮 tiu4*3 pei4 = naughty; mischievous 調劑 tiu4 zai1 = to make an adjustment 調和 tiu4 wo4 = harmonious; harmony 調整 tiu4 zing2 = to adjust; to regulate 調節 tiu4 zit3 = to adjust; to regulate 調解 tiu4 gaai2 = to mediate; to arbitrate 低調 dai1 diu6 = low key; low profile 調轉 diu6 zyun3 = to transfer one's job 論調 leon6 diu6 = argument; view 調查局 diu6 caa4 guk6*2 = Investigation Bureau (common formation) 調控 tiu4 hung3 = control (adjustment) 空調 hung1 tiu4 = aircon, air conditioning; air conditioner 國 調諧器 tiu4 haai4 hei3 = tuner 調高 tiu4 gou1 = to round up; to adjust higher 粵 調味料 tiu4 mei6 liu6*2 = seasonings 調味品 tiu6 mei6 ban2 = food seasoning/ flavouring 調頭 diu6 tau4 = turn around 不調和 bat1 tiu4 wo4 = discord 國 不調和的 bat1 tiu4 wo4 dik1 = patchy 國 人口調查 jan4 hau2 diu6 caa4 = census (common formation) 背景調查 bui3 ging2 diu6 caa4 = background investigation (common formation) 調查報告 diu6 caa4 bou3 gou3 = memoir, report (common formation) 調查結果 diu6 caa4 git3 gwo2 = results (of an investigation, poll) (common formation) 調查人員 diu6 caa4 jan4 jyun4 = investigator (common formation) 進行調查 zeon3 hang4 diu6 caa4 = to carry out an investigation (common formation) 本調 bun2 diu6 = [ling.] original tone; citation tone 變調 bin3 diu6 = [ling.] changed tone, sandhi tone (surface or derived tones) 單字調 daan1 zi6 diu6 = [ling.] citation tone (lit., "single word tone") 基調 gei1 diu6 = [ling.] underlying or base tone; (keynote) speech 民意調查 man4 ji3 diu6 caa4 = public opinion poll (common formation) 調節環 tiu4 zit3 waan4 = collar 聲調語言 sing1 diu6 jyu5 jin4 = tonal language (common formation) 連續變調 lin4 zuk6 bin3 diu6 = tone sandhi 重新調整 cung4 san1 tiu4 zing2 = [v] readjust 保持低調 bou2 ci4 dai1 diu6 = kept a low profile/maintained a low profile 票站調查 piu3 zaam6 diu6 caa4 = exit polls (common formation) 問卷調查 man6 gyun2 diu6 caa4 = questionnaire survey (common formation) 調停 tiu4 ting4 = to arbitrate, mediate 調戲 tiu4 hei3 = to molest; to flirt with a woman; to take liberties with a woman; to assail a woman with obscenities 調味醬 tiu4 mei6 zoeng3 = seasoning sauce; marinating sauce 市場調查 si5 coeng4 diu6 caa4 = marketing survey; marketing research (common formation) 調景嶺 tiu4 ging2 ling5 = [n] Tiu Keng Leng (area and MTR stop), Rennie's Mill 調色板 tiu4 sik1 baan2 = a palette (lit., "color blending board") 調整器 tiu4 zing2 hei3 = [mech.] adjuster (device, machine) 調節器 tiu4 zit3 hei3 = a regulator; conditioner (device, machine) 南腔北調 naam4 hong1 bak1 diu6 = speak Mandarin with southern accent 射頻調諧器 se6 pan4 tiu4 haai4 hei3 = RF tuner (common formation) 空氣調節 hung1 hei3 tiu4 zit3 = air conditioner (common formation) 氣壓調整室 hei3 aat3 tiu4 zing2 sat1 = air lock (common formation) 調理 tiu4 lei5 = nurse one's health; recuperate; take care of; look after 調轉頭 diu6 zyun3 tau4 = turns around (in direction); on the contrary 調侃 tiu4 hon2 = to ridicule sb.; mock up sb.; scoff; joking 思覺失調 si1 gok3 sat1 tiu4 = psychosis; psychotic 腔調 hong1 diu6 = tune; tone; accent 信用調查 seon3 jung6 diu6 caa4 = credit inquiry (common formation) 失調 sat1 tiu4 = imbalance; dislocation; out of tune 風調雨順 fung1 tiu4 jyu5 seon6 = good weather for the crops; favourable weather 老調重彈 lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4 = harp on the same string 調酒師 tiu4 zau2 si1 = bartender 高調 gou1 diu6 = high-sounding talk, high key; high profile 音調 jam1 diu6 = tone; tune; intonation 微調 mei4 tiu4 = fine-tune 調音 tiu4 jam1 = tuning, to tune up 調走 diu6 zau2 = to transfer out 調音台 tiu4 jam1 toi4 = mixing console 烹調 paang1 tiu4 = to cook; cooking 調配 diu6 pui3; tiu4 pui3 = deploy; mix 格調 gaak3 diu6 = style; tune 居中調停 geoi1 zung1 tiu4 ting4 = act as a go-between in a situation 獨立調查 duk6 laap6 diu6 caa4 = independent investigation 調兵遣將 diu6 bing1 hin2 zoeng3 = to deploy officers and troops; to move troops; to dispatch forces 調味罌 tiu4 mei6 aang1 = spice bottles; seasoning set 粵 調情 tiu4 cing4 = to flirt 下調 haa6 tiu4 = adjust downwards 調校 tiu4 gaau3 = regulate 調檔 diu6 dong2 = transfer a dossier; consult a dossier 調酒 tiu4 zau2 = mix alcoholic drinks 陳腔濫調 can4 hong1 laam6 diu6 = cliches; hackneyed phrases; stale words 舊調重彈 gau6 diu6 cung4 taan4 = harp on the same string 粵 強調 koeng4 diu6 = emphasise 聲調 sing1 diu6 = tone (of a language) 聯邦調查局 lyun4 bong1 diu6 caa4 guk6*2 = the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) (common formation) 微調焦輪 mei4 tiu4 ziu1 leon4 = fine adjustment knob (of a microscope) 微調節器 mei4 tiu4 zit3 hei3 = fine adjustment knob (of a microscope) 粗調節器 cou1 tiu4 zit3 hei3 = coarse adjustment knob (of a microscope) 網絡調查 mong5 lok3 diu6 caa4 = a web search (common formation) 宏觀調控 wang4 gun1 tiu4 hung3 = macro-control (common formation) 民調 man4 diu6 = public opinion poll 調侃自己 tiu4 hon2 zi6 gei2 = self-derision 調教 tiu4 gaau3 = to discipline; to tame 典型調查 din2 jing4 diu6 caa4 = cross-section survey (common formation) 藍調 laam4 diu6 = blues 調音器 tiu4 jam1 hei3 = tuner 移調器 ji4 diu6 hei3 = guitar capo, capo tasto 大調 daai6 tiu4 = major 小調 siu2 tiu4 = minor 調壓器 tiu4 diu6 hei3 = voltage regulator; pressure regulator 五聲調式 ng5 sing1 diu6 sik1 = pentatonic scale 火警調查犬 fo2 ging2 diu6 caa4 hyun2 = fire investigation dog (common formation) 節奏藍調 zit3 zau3 laam4 diu6 = Rhythm and Blues 中國地質調查局 zung1 gwok3 dei6 zat1 diu6 caa4 guk6*2 = China Geological Survey (CGS) (common formation) 香港電腦保安事故協調中心 hoeng1 gong2 din6 nou5 bou2 on1 si6 gu3 hip3 tiu4 zung1 sam1 = Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Co-ordination Centre (HK CERT) 聯合國救災協調專員辦事處 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 gau3 zoi1 hip3 tiu4 zyun1 jyun4 baan6 si6 cyu3 = Office of United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator 運輸署的緊急事故交通協調中心 wan6 syu1 cyu5 dik1 gan2 gap1 si6 gu3 gaau1 tung1 hip3 tiu4 zung1 sam1 = Transport Department's emergency transport co-ordination centre 國 |
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毒品調查科已經懸紅五百萬通緝毒梟。
The Narcotics Bureau has offered a reward of five million dollars for the arrest of the drug lord. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |