走音 [－－]

Jyutping zau2 jam1
Pinyin zǒu yīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (music) off-key; out of tune
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    人聲​或者​樂器​發​出​嘅​音​同​正​確​嘅​音​唔​同
    (of a singer or a musical instrument) to go off-key; to go out of tune
    • 佢啲音感麻麻哋，唱歌嗰陣成日走音。
      佢啲音感麻麻哋，唱歌𠮶阵成日走音。
      keoi5 di1 jam1 gam2 maa4 maa2 dei2, coeng3 go1 go2 zan6 seng4 jat6 zau2 jam1.
      He doesn't have much musicality and frequently goes off-key when he sings.
    • 結他擺得耐咗就會走音。
      结他摆得耐咗就会走音。
      git3 taa1 baai2 dak1 noi6 zo2 zau6 wui5 zau2 jam1.
      Guitars go out of tune if you just put them away long enough.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be out of tune; to go off-key; to be out of key
    (syn.) 縒調, 跑调, 跑調, 走調, 𬘷音, 走调, 𬘷调, 縒音
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 跑調 – 跑调
  2. 走調兒 – 走调儿
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    吹奏双簧管好难㗎，好容易走音。
    吹奏雙簧管好難㗎，好容易走音。
    ceoi3 zau3 soeng1 wong4 gun2 hou2 naan4 gaa3, hou2 jung4 ji6 zau2 jam1.
    • It is hard to play the oboe, it gets out of tune easily.
  2. Cantonese
    条友唱歌又走音又唔啱beat，仲走去报歌唱比赛，献世咩！
    條友唱歌又走音又唔啱beat，仲走去報歌唱比賽，獻世咩！
    • This pretentious singer can't even hit a note, why be a spectacle to attending talent contest
  3. Cantonese
    佢啲音感麻麻哋，唱歌𠮶阵成日走音。
    佢啲音感麻麻哋，唱歌嗰陣成日走音。
    keoi5 di1 jam1 gam2 maa4 maa2 dei2, coeng3 go1 go2 zan6 seng4 jat6 zau2 jam1.
    • He doesn't have much musicality and frequently goes off-key when he sings.
  4. Cantonese
    结他摆得耐咗就会走音。
    結他擺得耐咗就會走音。
    git3 taa1 baai2 dak1 noi6 zo2 zau6 wui5 zau2 jam1.
    • Guitars go out of tune if you just put them away long enough.
  5. Cantonese
    音痴佢哋连自己走音都察觉唔到。
    音癡佢哋連自己走音都察覺唔到。
    jam1 ci1 keoi5 dei6 lin4 zi6 gei2 zau2 jam1 dou1 caat3 gok3 m4 dou2.
    • Tone-deaf people don't even notice that they go off-key.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    成名歌星何以集体“走音破音”？——《我是歌手》第4季总决赛成“车祸现场”
    成名歌星何以集體“走音破音”？——《我是歌手》第4季總決賽成“車禍現場”
    chéng míng gē xīng hé yǐ jí tǐ “ zǒu yīn pò yīn ” ？ — “ wǒ shì gē shǒu ” dì ４ jì zǒng jué sài chéng “ chē huò xiàn chǎng ”
    • How did all the popular singers sing out of tune at the same time? – I Am a Singer Season 4 final becomes "catastrophic".