改弦易轍

Chinese

		to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct	bow string; string of mus. instr.	change; easy; simple	rut; track; to remove rut; track; to remove; to withdraw
trad. (改弦易轍)		改	弦	易	轍
simp. (改弦易辙)		改	弦	易	辙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎixiányìzhé, gǎixiányìchè

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄜˊ, ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄔㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): goi² jin⁴ jik⁶ cit³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kái-hiân-e̍k-tia̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎixiányìzhé
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎisiányìjhé
    • Wade–Giles: kai³-hsien²-i⁴-chê²
    • Yale: gǎi-syán-yì-jé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaeshyanyihjer
    • Palladius: гайсяньичжэ (gajsjanʹičžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎixiányìchè
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄔㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎisiányìchè
    • Wade–Giles: kai³-hsien²-i⁴-chʻê⁴
    • Yale: gǎi-syán-yì-chè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaeshyanyihcheh
    • Palladius: гайсяньичэ (gajsjanʹičɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: goi² jin⁴ jik⁶ cit³
    • Yale: gói yìhn yihk chit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goi² jin⁴ jik⁹ tsit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: goi² yin⁴ yig⁶ qid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯³⁵ jiːn²¹ jɪk̚² t͡sʰiːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-hiân-e̍k-tia̍t
    • Tâi-lô: kái-hiân-i̍k-tia̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kay'hien'egdiat
    • IPA (Taipei): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ iɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiɛt̚⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɛn²⁴⁻²² iɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiɛt̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɛn²³⁻³³ iɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiɛt̚⁴/

Idiom

改弦易轍

1. to reform or revamp (a system or policy)

Synonyms

• 改弦更張／改弦更张 (gǎixiángēngzhāng)