降調

Chinese

		to drop; to fall; to come down to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend; to surrender	harmonize; reconcile; blend harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer
trad. (降調)		降	調
simp. (降调)		降	调
anagram		調降／调降

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàngdiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong³ diu⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàngdiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàngdiào
    • Wade–Giles: chiang⁴-tiao⁴
    • Yale: jyàng-dyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianqdiaw
    • Palladius: цзяндяо (czjandjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gong³ diu⁶
    • Yale: gong diuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong³ diu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong³ diu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³³ tiːu̯²²/

Verb

降調

1. (music) to lower the key
2. to transfer (someone) by moving them to a lower rank; to demote

Noun

降調

1. (phonetics) falling tone