基調

See also: 基调

Chinese

		base; foundation; basic base; foundation; basic; (chemistry) radical	harmonize; reconcile; blend harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer
trad. (基調)		基	調
simp. (基调)		基	调

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīdiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄉㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ diu⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ki-tiāu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīdiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄉㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jidiào
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-tiao⁴
    • Yale: jī-dyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jidiaw
    • Palladius: цзидяо (czidjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ diu⁶
    • Yale: gēi diuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ diu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ diu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ tiːu̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-tiāu
    • Tâi-lô: ki-tiāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'diau
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²²/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ tiau⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²²/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau³³/

Noun

基調

1. (music) main key; keynote
2. (figurative) keynote; basic tone; basic theme

Synonyms

• (theme):

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• 中心思想 (zhōngxīn sīxiǎng)
• 主題 / 主题 (zhǔtí)
• 問題 / 问题 (wèntí)
• 意旨 (yìzhǐ)
• 話題 / 话题 (huàtí)
• 課題 / 课题 (kètí)
• 議題 / 议题 (yìtí)

Derived terms

• 主基調 / 主基调 (zhǔjīdiào)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
基	調
き Grade: 5	ちょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲit͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

基(き)調(ちょう) • (kichō) 

1. basis, basic theme, basic tone
2. tone, keynote

References

• “基調”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026