Chinese edit

 
ability; talent; endowment
ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
 
harmonize; reconcile; blend
harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer
trad. (才調) 調
simp. (才调)

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character 調
Reading # 2/2 3/3
Initial () (15) (7)
Final () (41) (93)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I IV
Fanqie
Baxter dzojH dewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/d͡zʌiH/ /deuH/
Pan
Wuyun
/d͡zəiH/ /deuH/
Shao
Rongfen
/d͡zɒiH/ /deuH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/d͡zəjH/ /dɛwH/
Li
Rong
/d͡zᴀiH/ /deuH/
Wang
Li
/d͡zɒiH/ /dieuH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/d͡zʱɑ̆iH/ /dʱieuH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zài diào
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zoi6 diu6

Noun edit

才調

  1. literary or artistic talent
  2. (Classical, Hainanese, Singapore Hokkien) talent; ability

Synonyms edit