宮調

宫调
gōngdiào
modes of ancient Chinese music

CEDICT

舊樂曲調子的總稱。唐、宋人燕樂及詞，金、元人曲子，都有一定的宮調，所以都注明調名。小說中指曲子而言。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 宮 gōng
  1. palace
  2. temple
  3. castration (as corporal punishment)
  4. first note in pentatonic scale
2 調 diào
  1. to transfer
  2. to move (troops or cadres)
  3. to investigate
  4. to enquire into
  5. accent
  6. view
  7. argument
  8. key (in music)
  9. mode (music)
  10. tune
  11. tone
  12. melody

Containing this entry

諸宮調 zhūgōngdiào