變速

Chinese

		to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion	fast; rapid; quick
trad. (變速)		變	速
simp. (变速)		变	速

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): biànsù

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bin³ cuk¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): piàn-sok

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: biànsù
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: biànsù
    • Wade–Giles: pien⁴-su⁴
    • Yale: byàn-sù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biannsuh
    • Palladius: бяньсу (bjanʹsu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bin³ cuk¹
    • Yale: bin chūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bin³ tsuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: bin³ cug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn³³ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piàn-sok
    • Tâi-lô: piàn-sok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piernsog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔk̚³²/

Verb

變速

1. to change speed
2. (automotive, formal) to shift gears

Synonyms

• (to shift gears): 換擋／换挡 (huàndǎng), (Cantonese) 轉波／转波

Derived terms

• 變速器／变速器 (biànsùqì)
• 變速運動／变速运动 (biànsù yùndòng)