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Mandarin · pinyin diào mén#

melody
pitch or key (music)
tone
style
point of view

Mandarin · pinyin tiáo mén#

valve

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門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
调: diào · transfer, move, change; tune
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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4–2 · diao4 men2

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noun

(music, colloquial) pitch; key
(music) melody; tone
style; point of view

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