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): ㄍㄠㄉㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ diu⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ko-tiāu

(Teochew, Peng'im): gao¹ diao⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāodiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄉㄧㄠˋ
  - 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: ㄍㄠㄉㄧㄠˋㄦ
  - 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

high-sounding voice
(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).