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
anagram		調高／调高

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāodiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ diu⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ko-tiāu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gao¹ diao⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāodiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaodiào
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-tiao⁴
    • Yale: gāu-dyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaudiaw
    • Palladius: гаодяо (gaodjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāodiàor
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄉㄧㄠˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaodiàor
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-tiao⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: gāu-dyàur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaudiawl
    • Palladius: гаодяор (gaodjaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ti̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ diu⁶
    • Yale: gōu diuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ diu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ diu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ tiːu̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-tiāu
    • Tâi-lô: ko-tiāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koi'diau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ko³³ tiau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gao¹ diao⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kau tiāu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau³³⁻²³ tiau¹¹/

Noun

高調

1. high-sounding voice
2. (figurative) lofty tone; bombast

   他高調投票給自己。 [MSC, trad.]
   他高调投票给自己。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā gāodiào tóupiào gěi zìjǐ. [Pinyin]

   He haughtily voted for himself.

Antonyms

• 低調／低调 (dīdiào)

Derived terms

• 唱高調／唱高调 (chàng gāodiào)
• 起高調／起高调
• 高調照片／高调照片

 

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 高調 – see 懸調 (“high pitch”). (This term is a variant form of 懸調).