調轉

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See also: 调转

Chinese

harmonize; reconcile; blend
harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer
 
to revolve; to turn; to circle about
to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift
 
trad. (調轉) 調
simp. (调转)
alternative forms 掉轉掉转
anagram 轉調转调

Pronunciation


Verb

調轉

  1. to reassign somebody to a different job
  2. Synonym of 掉轉 / 掉转 (diàozhuǎn, to turn around; to change direction; to make a U-turn)
  3. (Cantonese) to turn backwards
    小心調轉 [Cantonese, trad.]
    小心调转 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ngo5 m4 siu2 sam1 deu6 zyun3 zo2 gin6 saam1 lai4 zoek3.
    I accidentally wore my shirt backwards.
    調轉…… [Cantonese, trad.]
    调转…… [Cantonese, simp.]
    diu6 zyun3 lai4 gong2......
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (Cantonese) to exchange (something) for (something else)
    Synonym: 換成 / 换成 (huànchéng)
    調轉 [Cantonese, trad.]
    调转 [Cantonese, simp.]
    diu6 zyun3 hai6 ngo5, zau6 m4 wui5 gam2 zou6 lo1.
    If it were I, I would not have done it like that.