小調

See also: 小调

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	harmonize; reconcile; blend harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer
trad. (小調)		小	調
simp. (小调)		小	调

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎodiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² diu⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎodiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎodiào
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-tiao⁴
    • Yale: syǎu-dyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaudiaw
    • Palladius: сяодяо (sjaodjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² diu⁶
    • Yale: síu diuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² diu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² diu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ tiːu̯²²/

Noun

小調

1. (music) minor (key)

   G小調／G小调  ―  G xiǎodiào  ―  G minor

2. (music) ditty

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “minor”): 大調／大调 (dàdiào)