滥调 濫調
滥调 濫調 làn diào ㄌㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ laam6 tiu4
- hackneyed talk
- platitude
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滥 濫
- 泛滥 氾濫 fàn làn ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ to overflow; to inundate; to flood
- 滥用 濫用 làn yòng ㄌㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ laam6 jung6 to misuse
- 俗滥 俗濫 sú làn ㄙㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ zuk6 laam6 clichéd
- 泛滥 泛濫 fàn làn ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ faan3 laam6 variant of 泛滥
- 浮滥 浮濫 fú làn ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ fau4 laam6 excessive
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- 滥交 濫交 làn jiāo ㄌㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠ laam6 gaau1 to fall into bad company
- 滥伐 濫伐 làn fá ㄌㄢˋ ㄈㄚˊ laam6 fat6 to denude
- 滥刑 濫刑 làn xíng ㄌㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ laam6 jing4 indiscriminate punishment
- 滥情 濫情 làn qíng ㄌㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ laam6 cing4 fickle in love
- 滥权 濫權 làn quán ㄌㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ laam6 kyun4 to abuse one's authority; to misuse power
- 滥杀 濫殺 làn shā ㄌㄢˋ ㄕㄚ laam6 saat3 to kill indiscriminately
- 滥漫 濫漫 làn màn ㄌㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ laam6 maan6 arbitrary
- 滥竽 濫竽 làn yú ㄌㄢˋ ㄩˊ laam6 jyu4 indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)
- 滥骂 濫罵 làn mà ㄌㄢˋ ㄇㄚˋ laam6 maa6 scurrilous
- 滥觞 濫觴 làn shāng ㄌㄢˋ ㄕㄤ laam6 soeng1 lit. floating wine goblets on a stream
- 下三滥 下三濫 xià sān làn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄢˋ haa6 saam1 laam6 riffraff
- 滥套子 濫套子 làn tào zi ㄌㄢˋ ㄊㄠˋ ˙ㄗ laam6 tou3 zi2 platitude
- 滥好人 濫好人 làn hǎo rén ㄌㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ laam6 hou2 jan4 sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone
- 宁缺勿滥 寧缺勿濫 nìng quē wù làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˋ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mat6 laam6 same as 宁缺毋滥
- 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
调 調
- 上调 上調 shàng tiáo ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ soeng6 tiu4 to raise (prices)
- 下调 下調 xià diào ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ haa6 diu6 to demote
- 低调 低調 dī diào ㄉㄧ ㄉㄧㄠˋ dai1 diu6 low pitch
- 协调 協調 xié tiáo ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ hip3 tiu4 to coordinate
- 单调 單調 dān diào ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ daan1 diu6 monotonous
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- 强调 強調 qiáng diào ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ koeng4 diu6 to emphasize (a statement)
- 情调 情調 qíng diào ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ cing4 diu6 ambience; mood; flavor
- 步调 步調 bù diào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ bou6 diu6 gait
- 烹调 烹調 pēng tiáo ㄆㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ paang1 tiu4 to cook
- 空调 空調 kōng tiáo ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ hung1 tiu4 air conditioning
- 声调 聲調 shēng diào ㄕㄥ ㄉㄧㄠˋ sing1 diu6 tone
- 腔调 腔調 qiāng diào ㄑㄧㄤ ㄉㄧㄠˋ hong1 diu6 a tune
- 语调 語調 yǔ diào ㄩˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ jyu5 diu6 intonation
- 调侃 調侃 tiáo kǎn ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄢˇ tiu4 hon2 to ridicule
- 调动 調動 diào dòng ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ diu6 dung6 to transfer
- 调和 調和 tiáo hé ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄜˊ tiu4 wo4 harmonious
- 调度 調度 diào dù ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄨˋ diu6 dou6 to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc)
- 调控 調控 tiáo kòng ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ tiu4 hung3 to regulate
- 调整 調整 tiáo zhěng ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄥˇ tiu4 zing2 to adjust
- 调料 調料 tiáo liào ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tiu4 liu2 condiment
Idioms with these characters
- 粗制滥造 粗製濫造 cū zhì làn zào ㄘㄨ ㄓˋ ㄌㄢˋ ㄗㄠˋ cou1 zai3 laam6 zou6 to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
- 泛滥成灾 泛濫成災 fàn làn chéng zāi ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄞ faan3 laam6 sing4 zoi1 lit. to flood (idiom)
- 滥杀无辜 濫殺無辜 làn shā wú gū ㄌㄢˋ ㄕㄚ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨ laam6 saat3 mou4 gu1 willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
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- 滥竽充数 濫竽充數 làn yú chōng shù ㄌㄢˋ ㄩˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄕㄨˋ laam6 jyu4 cung1 sou3 lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products
- 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
- 单调乏味 單調乏味 dān diào fá wèi ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 diu6 fat6 mei6 monotonous
- 调兵遣将 調兵遣將 diào bīng qiǎn jiàng ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ diu6 bing1 hin2 zoeng3 to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
- 调虎离山 調虎離山 diào hǔ lí shān ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄢ diu6 fu2 lei4 saan1 to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
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- 风调雨顺 風調雨順 fēng tiáo yǔ shùn ㄈㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄩˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ fung1 tiu4 jyu5 seon6 (idiom) to have good weather for crops
- 怪腔怪调 怪腔怪調 guài qiāng guài diào ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ gwaai3 hong1 gwaai3 diu6 (idiom) strange accent; odd manner of speaking or singing
- 旧调重弹 舊調重彈 jiù diào chóng tán ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄢˊ gau6 diu6 cung4 taan4 replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited
- 老调重弹 老調重彈 lǎo diào chóng tán ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄢˊ lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4 to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
- 饶舌调唇 饒舌調唇 ráo shé tiáo chún ㄖㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄣˊ jiu4 sit6 tiu4 seon4 blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker
- 调三窝四 調三窩四 tiáo sān wō sì ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄙㄢ ㄨㄛ ㄙˋ tiu4 saam1 wo1 sei3 to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
- 调嘴学舌 調嘴學舌 tiáo zuǐ xué shé ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊ tiu4 zeoi2 hok6 sit6 to incite trouble between people (idiom)