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變化

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See also: 変化 and 变化

Chinese

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to change; to become different; to transform
to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
 
to make into; to change into; ‑ization
to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
 
trad. (變化)
simp. (变化)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (1) (32)
Final () (79) (99)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III II
Fanqie
Baxter pjenH xwaeH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pˠiᴇnH/ /hˠuaH/
Pan
Wuyun
/pᵚiɛnH/ /hʷᵚaH/
Shao
Rongfen
/piænH/ /xuaH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/pianH/ /hwaɨH/
Li
Rong
/pjɛnH/ /xuaH/
Wang
Li
/pĭɛnH/ /xwaH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/pi̯ɛnH/ /xwaH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
biàn huà
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
bin3 faa3
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
biàn huà
Middle
Chinese
‹ pjenH › ‹ xwæH ›
Old
Chinese
/*pro[n]-s/ /*qʷʰˁ<r>aj-s/
English change (v.) transform

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 8612 5327
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
3 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*prons/ /*hŋʷraːls/

Verb

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變化

  1. (intransitive) to change; to vary
    計劃跟不上變化 [MSC, trad.]
    计划跟不上变化 [MSC, simp.]
    Jìhuà gēnbushàng biànhuà. [Pinyin]
    No plan can anticipate every possible change.
    計劃不如變化 [MSC, trad.]
    计划不如变化 [MSC, simp.]
    Jìhuà bùrú biànhuà kuài. [Pinyin]
    Change happens faster than plans can be made.
    世界唯一不變就是變化 [MSC, trad.]
    世界唯一不变就是变化 [MSC, simp.]
    Shìjiè shàng wéiyī bùbiàn de jiùshì biànhuà. [Pinyin]
    The only constant in the world is change.
    過去變化 [MSC, trad.]
    过去变化 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài guòqù jǐ nián lǐ tā de biànhuà hěn dà. [Pinyin]
    He has changed a lot over the past few years.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (變化):

Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of 變化 – see the following entry.
変化へんか
[noun] change in society, climate, or condition, transformation, variety
[noun] variation
[noun] declension
[noun] (sumo) a step to one side during the tachiai, the initial charge at the start of a sumo match; a sidestep
[verb] to change, to vary
変化へんげ
[noun] goblin, ghost; an apparition
[noun] instantaneous transformation (eg. from a human into a monster)
[verb] to transform
(This term, 變化, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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變化 (byeonhwa) (hangeul 변화)

  1. hanja form? of 변화 (change; variation)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

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變化

  1. chữ Hán form of biến hóa (to transform, to evolve)