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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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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 See all 95 compounds (CantoDict reports 117 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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