ㄑㄧㄣˊqínㄙㄜˋㄅㄨˋ調ㄊㄧㄠˊtiáo

  1. 比喻夫妻不和太平··靈應》:洞庭琴瑟不調棄擲少婦傷生懷山襄陵。」幼學瓊林··夫婦》:琴瑟不調夫妻反目。」琴瑟失調」。夫唱婦隨鸞鳳和鳴琴瑟調和琴瑟和諧

  2. 比喻施政不當漢書··董仲舒》:琴瑟不調更張乃可為政不行更化乃可。」

out of tune, marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony