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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zǒu diào de
"这把小提琴走调了。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not playing or singing at the correct musical pitch or harmony.
"The amateur singer sounded noticeably out-of-tune during the chorus." - 2
Not in agreement, harmony, or conformity with something else.
"His aggressive marketing strategy was completely out-of-tune with the company's core values."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prepositional phrase 'out of' combined with 'tune', which traces its roots back to Old French 'tuner' and ultimately Latin 'tonus'. Originally used in the late 16th century in reference to musical instruments not sounding at the correct pitch, it later expanded metaphorically to describe lack of harmony in opinions or relationships.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Out-of-tune" is said worldwide
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faux
Transliteration: fo
"Sa voix était fausse pendant toute la chanson."
verstimmt
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪmt
"Das Klavier klingt völlig verstimmt."
stonato
Transliteration: stoˈnato
"Il violinista ha suonato alcune note stonate."
afinado
Transliteration: desafiado
Script: desafinado
"El guitarrista sonaba desafinado durante el concierto."
desafinado
Transliteration: dezafiˈnadu
"O cantor estava desafinado na primeira música."
बेसुर
Transliteration: besur
"उसका गाना पूरी तरह से बेसुर था।"
走调的
Transliteration: zǒu diào de
"这把小提琴走调了。"
음정이 엇나간
Transliteration: eumjeongi eotnagan
"가수가 음정이 엇나간 노래를 불렀다."
調子外れの
Transliteration: chōshi hazure no
"そのピアノは調子外れの音を出していた。"
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