變態

See also: 变态

Chinese

		to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion	appearance; state; attitude appearance; state; attitude; (linguistics) voice
trad. (變態)		變	態
simp. (变态)		变	态

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): biàntài

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bin³ taai³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pien-thai
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): piàn-thài

  (Teochew, Peng'im): biêng³ tai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: biàntài
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: biàntài
    • Wade–Giles: pien⁴-tʻai⁴
    • Yale: byàn-tài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bianntay
    • Palladius: бяньтай (bjanʹtaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bin³ taai³
    • Yale: bin taai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bin³ taai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bin³ tai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn³³ tʰaːi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pien-thai
    • Hakka Romanization System: bien tai
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bian⁴ tai⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /pi̯en⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piàn-thài
    • Tâi-lô: piàn-thài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pierntaix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ tʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ tʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰai²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: biêng³ tai³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pièng thài
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pieŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰai²¹³/

Verb

變態

1. (zoology) to metamorphose
2. to be abnormal; to be anomalous
3. (colloquial) to be twisted; to be mentally disturbed

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 變態

1. (zoology) metamorphosis
2. abnormal state
3. abnormality (of a psychological nature)
4. (colloquial) twisted mind; weirdo
5. (originally ACG Internet slang) pervert

Synonyms

• (pervert): (male) 紳士／绅士 (shēnshì), (female) 淑女 (shūnǚ)

Antonyms

• (abnormal state): 常態／常态 (chángtài)

Adjective

變態

1. perverted
2. (colloquial) insane; ridiculous

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (變態):

• → Japanese: 変(へん)態(たい) (hentai) (see there for further descendants)
• → Korean: 변태(變態) (byeontae)
• → Vietnamese: biến thái (變態)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
變	態
へん Hyōgai	たい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

1. Kyūjitai form of 変態.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
變	態

Noun

變態 • (byeontae) (hangeul 변태)

1. hanja form^? of 변태 (“metamorphosis; sexual perversion”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
變	態

Noun

變態

1. chữ Hán form of biến thái (“metamorphosis”).

Verb

變態

1. chữ Hán form of biến thái (“to metamorphose”).

Adjective

變態

1. chữ Hán form of biến thái (“sexually perverted”).