调

强调色

qiáng diào sè

accent color

速调管

sù tiáo guǎn

klystron (electronic tube used to produce high frequency radio waves)

连续变调

lián xù biàn diào

tone sandhi

野调无腔

yě diào wú qiāng

coarse in speech and manner

降调

jiàng diào

falling intonation (linguistics)

陈词滥调

chén cí làn diào

cliché

电缆调制解调器

diàn lǎn tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì

cable modem

音调

yīn diào

pitch of voice (high or low)

韵调

yùn diào

rhyme and tone

风调

fēng diào

character (of a person, verse, object etc)

风调雨顺

fēng tiáo yǔ shùn

(idiom) to have good weather for crops

饶舌调唇

ráo shé tiáo chún

blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker