# 空調
## Chinese
### Etymology

Short for 空氣調節／空气调节 (kōngqì tiáojié).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kōngtiáo
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hung$^1$ tiu$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): kŭng-dièu
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khong-tiâu / khang-tiāu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kong$^1$ tiou$^5$ / kong$^1$ tiao$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kōngtiáo
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kongtiáo
*** Wade–Giles: kʻung$^1$-tʻiao$^2$
*** Yale: kūng-tyáu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongtyau
*** Palladius: кунтяо (kuntjao)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hung$^1$ tiu$^4$
*** Yale: hūng tìuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hung$^1$ tiu$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hung$^1$ tiu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /hʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːu̯²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: kŭng-dièu
*** Sinological IPA : /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: kong$^1$ tiou$^5$ / kong$^1$ tiao$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khong thiôu / khong thiâu
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰoŋ³³⁻²³ tʰiou⁵⁵/, /kʰoŋ³³⁻²³ tʰiau⁵⁵/
* kong1 tiou5 - Chaozhou;
* kong1 tiao5 - Jieyang.

### Noun

空調
* (chiefly Mainland China, countable) air conditioner
       Yòng le hěn jiǔ de lǎoshì kōngtiáo jīqì huì chūxiàn hěn duō wèntí. [Pinyin]
       There are a lot of problems with old-fashioned air conditioners.
* (chiefly Mainland China, uncountable) air conditioning
       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):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 空調 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 空調 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 冷氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 冷氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 冷氣 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 空調 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 冷氣 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 冷氣 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 冷氣 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 冷氣 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 冷氣 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 冷氣 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 冷氣 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 冷氣 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 冷氣 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 冷氣 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 空調 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 空調 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 空調 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 冷氣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 冷氣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 冷氣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 冷氣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 空調 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 冷氣 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 空調 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 空調 |

#### Derived terms

* 暖通空調／暖通空调 (nuǎntōng kōngtiáo)
* 空調機／空调机
* 空調症／空调症
* 空調設備／空调设备

## 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.

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) くうちょー [kùúchóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [kɯ̟ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

### Noun

空(くう)調(ちょう) • (kūchō)
* air conditioning

#### Synonyms

* エアコン (eakon)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN