調和

See also: 调和

Chinese

		harmonize; reconcile; blend harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer	mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
trad. (調和)		調	和
simp. (调和)		调	和

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiáohé

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tiu⁴ wo⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thiàu-fò
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiâu-hô / tiâu-hô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiáohé
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tiáohé
  - Wade–Giles: tʻiao²-ho²
  - Yale: tyáu-hé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyauher
  - Palladius: тяохэ (tjaoxɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    調合／调合
    調和／调和
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tiu⁴ wo⁴
  - Yale: tìuh wòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tiu⁴ wo⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tiu⁴ wo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːu̯²¹ wɔː²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thiàu-fò
  - Hakka Romanization System: tiauˇ foˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tiau² fo²
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯au̯¹¹ fo¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiâu-hô
  - Tâi-lô: tiâu-hô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diau'hooi
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /tiau²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiau²³⁻³³ hɤ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiau¹³⁻²² ho¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiau²⁴⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiâu-hô͘
  - Tâi-lô: tiâu-hôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diau'hoo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiau²⁴⁻²² hɔ²⁴/

Verb

調和

to mix; to blend
to mediate; to act as mediator
(chiefly in the negative) to reconcile; to compromise
(literary) to season; to add flavouring to
(literary) to placate; to conciliate
(archaic) to cook
- 庖人調和而弗敢食，故可以為庖。若使庖人調和而食之，則不可以為庖矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  庖人调和而弗敢食，故可以为庖。若使庖人调和而食之，则不可以为庖矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE
  Páorén tiáohé ér fú gǎn shí, gù kěyǐ wèi páo. Ruòshǐ páorén tiáohé ér shí zhī, zé bù kěyǐ wèi páo yǐ. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 斷決知辜，不必皋陶；調和葵韭，不俟狄牙；閭巷之樂，不用《韶》、《武》；里母之祀，不待太牢。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  断决知辜，不必皋陶；调和葵韭，不俟狄牙；闾巷之乐，不用《韶》、《武》；里母之祀，不待太牢。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE, translated based on Alfred Forke's version
  Duànjué zhī gū, bùbì Gāotáo; tiáohé kuí jiǔ, bù sì Díyá; lǘxiàng zhī yuè, bùyòng “Sháo”, “Wǔ”; Lǐmǔ zhī sì, bùdài tàiláo. [Pinyin]
  To give a decision, and understand a grievance, one must not be a Gao Yao, and to cook sunflower-seed and onions, no Yi Di or Yi Ya is required. In a side-alley one does not play the music of Shun and Wu, and to the Village Mother one does not sacrifice a whole ox.
- 因見小人勤謹，安排的好菜蔬，調和的好汁水，來吃的人都喝采，以此買賣順當。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  因见小人勤谨，安排的好菜蔬，调和的好汁水，来吃的人都喝采，以此买卖顺当。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14^th century CE
  Yīn jiàn xiǎorén qínjǐn, ānpái de hǎo càishū, tiáohé de hǎo zhīshuǐ, lái chī de rén dōu hēcǎi, yǐ cǐ mǎimài shùndang. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

(to mediate):

中和 (zhōnghé)
折中 (zhézhōng)
斡旋 (wòxuán)
調停／调停 (tiáotíng)
調解／调解 (tiáojiě)

(to cook):

做菜 (zuòcài)
做飯／做饭 (zuòfàn)
搣食 (Hakka)
料理 (liàolǐ)
烹調／烹调 (pēngtiáo)
烹飪／烹饪 (pēngrèn)
調羹／调羹 (tiáogēng) (literary, figurative)

Adjective

調和

harmonious; well-matched

Synonyms

協調／协调 (xiétiáo)
和協／和协 (Hokkien)
和好 (héhǎo)
和平 (hépíng)
和氣／和气
和洽 (héqià)
和睦 (hémù)
和美 (héměi)
和諧／和谐 (héxié)
團結／团结 (tuánjié)
平和
緝穆／缉穆 (qìmù) (literary)
融和 (rónghé)
融洽 (róngqià)
親睦／亲睦 (qīnmù)
調諧／调谐 (tiáoxié)
諧和／谐和 (xiéhé)
輯睦／辑睦 (jímù) (literary)
雝雝／雍雍 (yōngyōng) (literary)
順／顺 (shùn) (literary, or in compounds)

Noun

調和

(literary) seasoning; flavouring

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
調	和
ちょう Grade: 3	わ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːβ̞a̠]

Noun

調(ちょう)和(わ) • (chōwa)

harmonization, harmony

Verb

調(ちょう)和(わ)する • (chōwa suru) suru (stem 調(ちょう)和(わ)し (chōwa shi), past 調(ちょう)和(わ)した (chōwa shita))

to go together, to coordinate, to be in harmony with
to blend in, to fit in

Conjugation

Conjugation of "調和する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	調和し	ちょうわし	chōwa shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	調和し	ちょうわし	chōwa shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	調和する	ちょうわする	chōwa suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	調和する	ちょうわする	chōwa suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	調和すれ	ちょうわすれ	chōwa sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	調和せよ¹ 調和しろ²	ちょうわせよ¹ ちょうわしろ²	chōwa seyo¹ chōwa shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	調和される	ちょうわされる	chōwa sareru
Causative	調和させる調和さす	ちょうわさせるちょうわさす	chōwa saseru chōwa sasu
Potential	調和できる	ちょうわできる	chōwa dekiru
Volitional	調和しよう	ちょうわしよう	chōwa shiyō
Negative	調和しない	ちょうわしない	chōwa shinai
Negative continuative	調和せず	ちょうわせず	chōwa sezu
Formal	調和します	ちょうわします	chōwa shimasu
Perfective	調和した	ちょうわした	chōwa shita
Conjunctive	調和して	ちょうわして	chōwa shite
Hypothetical conditional	調和すれば	ちょうわすれば	chōwa sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
調	和

Noun

調和 • (johwa) (hangeul 조화)

hanja form^? of 조화 (“harmony; agreement”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
調	和

Adjective

調和

chữ Hán form of điều hoà (“temperate”).

Verb

調和

chữ Hán form of điều hoà (“to regulate; to adjust; to reconcile; to mediate”).