改編

See also: 改编

Chinese

		to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct	weave; plait; organize weave; plait; organize; group; arrange; edit; compile; write; compose; fabricate
trad. (改編)		改	編
simp. (改编)		改	编

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 改編(かいへん) (kaihen, “reorganisation”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎibiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): goi² pin¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kái-pian / kái-phian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎibiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎibian
    • Wade–Giles: kai³-pien¹
    • Yale: gǎi-byān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaebian
    • Palladius: гайбянь (gajbjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: goi² pin¹
    • Yale: gói pīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goi² pin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: goi² pin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯³⁵ pʰiːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-pian
    • Tâi-lô: kái-pian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kay'piefn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɛn³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɛn⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-phian
    • Tâi-lô: kái-phian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kayphiefn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰiɛn³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰiɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰiɛn⁴⁴/

Verb

改編

1. to adapt

   將小說改編為電影 [MSC, trad.]
   将小说改编为电影 [MSC, simp.]

   jiāng xiǎoshuō gǎibiān wéi diànyǐng [Pinyin]

   to adapt a novel for the screen

2. to reorganise; to revise

   改編軍隊／改编军队  ―  gǎibiān jūnduì  ―  to reorganize the army

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 改編

1. adaptation
2. reorganisation

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
改	編
かい Grade: 4	へん Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

改(かい)編(へん) • (kaihen) 

1. reorganization

   春(はる)の改編(かいへん)により以下(いか)の番組(ばんぐみ)が終了(しゅうりょう)

   haru no kaihen ni yori ika no bangumi ga shūryō

   the following programs will end as part of the spring reorganization

Verb

改(かい)編(へん)する • (kaihen suru) transitive suru (stem 改(かい)編(へん)し (kaihen shi), past 改(かい)編(へん)した (kaihen shita))

1. to reorganize

Conjugation

Conjugation of "改編する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	改編し	かいへんし	kaihen shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	改編し	かいへんし	kaihen shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	改編する	かいへんする	kaihen suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	改編する	かいへんする	kaihen suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	改編すれ	かいへんすれ	kaihen sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	改編せよ¹ 改編しろ²	かいへんせよ¹ かいへんしろ²	kaihen seyo¹ kaihen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	改編される	かいへんされる	kaihen sareru
Causative	改編させる 改編さす	かいへんさせる かいへんさす	kaihen saseru kaihen sasu
Potential	改編できる	かいへんできる	kaihen dekiru
Volitional	改編しよう	かいへんしよう	kaihen shiyō
Negative	改編しない	かいへんしない	kaihen shinai
Negative continuative	改編せず	かいへんせず	kaihen sezu
Formal	改編します	かいへんします	kaihen shimasu
Perfective	改編した	かいへんした	kaihen shita
Conjunctive	改編して	かいへんして	kaihen shite
Hypothetical conditional	改編すれば	かいへんすれば	kaihen sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Descendants

• Chinese: 改編／改编 (gǎibiān)
• Korean: 개편 (gaepyeon)
• Vietnamese: cải biên

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Korean

Hanja in this term
改	編

Noun

改編 • (gaepyeon) (hangeul 개편)

1. Hanja form^? of 개편 (“reorganization”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
改	編

Verb

改編

1. chữ Hán form of cải biên (“to arrange”).