調頭

Chinese

		harmonize; reconcile; blend harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (調頭)		調	頭
simp. (调头)		调	头

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diàotóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diàotóu → diàotou (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ → ㄉㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄊㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diàoto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: tiao⁴-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: dyàu-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaw.tour
    • Palladius: дяотоу (djaotou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/ → /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

Noun

調頭

1. (colloquial, derogatory) point of view; argument
2. (dialectal) tune; melody
3. (dialectal) manner of speaking

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diàotóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diàotóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diàotóu
    • Wade–Giles: tiao⁴-tʻou²
    • Yale: dyàu-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diawtour
    • Palladius: дяотоу (djaotou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

Verb

調頭

1. to make a U-turn; to turn about; to turn around (of cars, boats, etc.)

   alt. forms: 掉頭 / 掉头