岔调

岔調
chàdiào
  1. (of a voice) husky
  2. hoarse
  3. affected
  4. (music) to go off-key

CEDICT

music

Entry Composition

1 岔 chà
  1. fork in road
  2. bifurcation
  3. branch in road, river, mountain range etc
  4. to branch off
  5. to turn off
  6. to diverge
  7. to stray (from the path)
  8. to change the subject
  9. to interrupt
  10. to stagger (times)
2 调 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

Related entries

哈士奇 hāshìqí husky (sled dog)
彪形 biāoxíng
  1. husky
  2. burly
粗哑 cūyǎ
  1. husky
  2. hoarse
  3. raucous
長號:狂野可能有趣，但盡量不要發出粗啞的音符。

Trombones: it may be fun to go wild, but try not to blat the notes.

Source: Tatoeba

粗厉 cūlì
  1. abrasive
  2. husky (voice)
嘶哑 sīyǎ
  1. (onom.) coarse crowing
  2. hoarse
  3. husky
View more