調頭

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Chinese

harmonize; reconcile; blend
harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer
 
head; (noun suffix)
trad. (調頭) 調
simp. (调头)

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Noun

調頭

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) point of view; argument
  2. tune; melody
  3. (dialectal) manner of speaking

Etymology 2

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Verb

調頭

  1. to make a U-turn; to turn about; to turn around (of cars, boats, etc.)
    alt. forms: 掉頭 / 掉头
  2. (dated, of a prostitute) to move to another brothel
  3. argument