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調和

简调和 · 繁調和

Mandarin · pinyin tiáo hé

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和: hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
调: diào · transfer, move, change; tune

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2–2 · tiao2 he2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tiu4 wo4

Cantonese word readings for 調和. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

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

adj

harmonious; well-matched

noun

(literary) seasoning; flavouring

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