方便
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Chinese[edit]
square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just |
advantageous; cheap; ordinary advantageous; cheap; ordinary; plain; convenient; handy; easy; then; so; thus; to relieve oneself | ||
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simp. and trad. (方便) |
方 | 便 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
方便
- convenient
- 更加方便 ― gèngjiā fāngbiàn ― even more convenient
- available; free (to do something)
- suitable; appropriate
- (euphemistic) having extra money; having money to spare
Synonyms[edit]
- (convenient):
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
方便
- (transitive) to make convenient; to provide convenience; to make things easy for people; to facilitate
- (Mandarin, euphemistic, intransitive) to use the toilet (bathroom); to relieve oneself
Synonyms[edit]
Noun[edit]
方便
- (Buddhism) upāya; heuristic or provisional reasoning
Descendants[edit]
Others:
- → Zhuang: fuengbienh
Further reading[edit]
- “Entry #993”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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方 | 便 |
ほう Grade: 2 |
べん Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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方 | 便 |
Noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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方 | 便 |
Noun[edit]
方便
- chữ Hán form of phương tiện (“method”).
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