回轉

See also: 迴轉 and 回转

Chinese

		to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift
trad. (回轉)		回	轉
simp. (回转)		回	转

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huízhuǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ zyun²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fì-chón
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hê-choán / hôe-tńg
• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶we-tsoe / ²we-tsoe₃ / ⁶wei-tsoe₃

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huízhuǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huéijhuǎn
    • Wade–Giles: hui²-chuan³
    • Yale: hwéi-jwǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweijoan
    • Palladius: хуэйчжуань (xuejčžuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wui⁴ zyun²
    • Yale: wùih jyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ dzyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ jun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ t͡syːn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fì-chón
    • Hakka Romanization System: fiˇ zon`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fi² zon³
    • Sinological IPA: /fi¹¹ t͡son³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-choán / hôe-tńg
    • Tâi-lô: hê-tsuán / huê-tńg
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hezoarn, hoe'dngr
    • IPA (Xiamen): /he²⁴⁻²² t͡suan⁵³/, /hue²⁴⁻²² tŋ̍⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /he²⁴⁻²² t͡suan⁵⁵⁴/, /hue²⁴⁻²² tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /he¹³⁻²² t͡suan⁵³/, /hue¹³⁻²² tŋ̍⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡suan⁵³/, /hue²⁴⁻¹¹ tŋ̍⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /he²³⁻³³ t͡suan⁴¹/, /hue²³⁻³³ tŋ̍⁴¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶we-tsoe
    • MiniDict: we^去 tsoe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhue-tsoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦue²² t͡sø⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²we-tsoe₃
    • MiniDict: we^平 tsoe^上
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦue²² t͡sø³³/
  • (Northern: Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ⁶wei-tsoe₃
    • MiniDict: wei^去 tsoe^上
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /ɦuɐɪ²² t͡sø⁴⁴/

Verb

回轉

1. to turn around

   • 張世開聽得後面腳步響，回轉頭來，只見王慶右手掣刀，左手叉開五指，搶上前來。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     张世开听得后面脚步响，回转头来，只见王庆右手掣刀，左手叉开五指，抢上前来。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14^th century CE

     Zhāng Shìkāi tīng dé hòumiàn jiǎobù xiǎng, huízhuǎn tóu lái, zhǐjiàn Wáng Qìng yòushǒu chè dāo, zuǒshǒu chā kāi wǔzhǐ, qiǎng shàng qián lái. [Pinyin]

     Zhang Shikai noticed the footsteps behind him and turned around, seeing Wang Qing holding a knife in his right hand, splaying his fingers in his left hand, dashing towards him.

2. to return

   回轉故鄉／回转故乡  ―  huízhuǎn gùxiāng  ―  to return to one's native place

   • 抗戰結束又要內戰，陸裏一日俚好回轉？ [Suzhounese, trad.]
     抗战结束又要内战，陆里一日俚好回转？ [Suzhounese, simp.]

     From: 1949, 倪海曙 [Ni Haishu], 《蘇州話詩經》——〈阿毛篤爺〉 [Our Baby Boy's Daddy, from The Suzhounese Book of Songs]

     ³khaon₅-tsoe₅ ⁷ciq-soq₇ ⁶yeu ⁵iau ⁶ne-tsoe₅ ⁶lo-li₆ ⁷iq-gniq₈ ¹li ⁵hau ²we-tsoe₃ [Wugniu]

     Resistance was done, a civil war again. When will he ever be ready to return?

3. to reverse; to turn around

Derived terms

• 回轉去／回转去, 回轉來／回转来