空調

See also: 空调

Chinese

		atmosphere	harmonize; reconcile; blend harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer
trad. (空調)		空	調
simp. (空调)		空	调

Etymology

Short for 空氣／空气 (kōngqì) + 調節／调节 (tiáojié).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kōngtiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ tiu⁴
• Eastern Min (BUC): kŭng-dièu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khong-tiâu / khang-tiāu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kong¹ tieu⁵ / kong¹ tiou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kōngtiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kongtiáo
    • Wade–Giles: kʻung¹-tʻiao²
    • Yale: kūng-tyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongtyau
    • Palladius: кунтяо (kuntjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung¹ tiu⁴
    • Yale: hūng tìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ tiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ tiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːu̯²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kŭng-dièu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuŋ⁵⁵ ^(t-)nieu⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khong-tiâu
    • Tâi-lô: khong-tiâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qongdiaau
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔŋ³³ tiau²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau²³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khang-tiāu
    • Tâi-lô: khang-tiāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qangdiau
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kong¹ tieu⁵ / kong¹ tiou⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khong thiṳ̂u / khong thiôu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoŋ³³⁻²³ tʰiɯu⁵⁵/, /kʰoŋ³³⁻²³ tʰiou⁵⁵/

Note:

• kong1 tieu5 - Chaozhou;
• kong1 tiou5 - Jieyang.

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 空調

1. (countable) air conditioner
2. (uncountable) air conditioning

   空調的作用是製冷。 [MSC, trad.]
   空调的作用是制冷。 [MSC, simp.]

   Kōngtiáo de zuòyòng shì zhìlěng. [Pinyin]

   The function of air conditioning is to lower the temperature.

Synonyms

• (air conditioner): 冷氣機／冷气机 (lěngqìjī)
• (air conditioning): 冷氣／冷气 (lěngqì)

Derived terms

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
空	調
くう Grade: 1	ちょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Abbreviation of 空気調節.

Noun

空(くう)調(ちょう) • (kūchō) 

1. air conditioning

Synonyms

• エアコン (eakon)