分別

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See also: 分别

Chinese

to divide; minute; (a measure word)
to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)
 
other; distinguish; contrary
other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin
 
trad. (分別) 分 別
simp. (分别) 分 别

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 分 別 別
Reading # 1/2 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 幫 (1) 並 (3) 幫 (1)
Final (韻) 文 (59) 薛 (83) 薛 (83)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open Open
Division (等) III III III
Fanqie 府文切 皮列切 方别切
Baxter pjun bjet pjet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/pɨun/ /bˠiᴇt̚/ /pˠiᴇt̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/piun/ /bᵚiɛt̚/ /pᵚiɛt̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/piuən/ /biæt̚/ /piæt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/pun/ /biat̚/ /piat̚/
Li
Rong 		/piuən/ /bjɛt̚/ /pjɛt̚/
Wang
Li 		/pĭuən/ /bĭɛt̚/ /pĭɛt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/pi̯uən/ /bʱi̯ɛt̚/ /pi̯ɛt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		fēn bié bie
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		fan1 bit6 bit3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 分 別 別
Reading # 1/2 1/2 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		fēn bié bié
Middle
Chinese 		‹ pjun › ‹ bjet › ‹ pjet ›
Old
Chinese 		/*pə/ /*N-pret/ /*pret/
English divide be separated (intr.) separate (tr.)

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

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * 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 分 別 別
Reading # 1/2 1/2 2/2
No. 3148 820 821
Phonetic
component 		分 别 别
Rime
group 		文 月 月
Rime
subdivision 		1 2 2
Corresponding
MC rime 		分 䇷 别
Old
Chinese 		/*pɯn/ /*pred/ /*bred/

Verb

分別

  1. to part; to leave each other
  2. to distinguish; to differentiate
    從左至右分別為…… [MSC, trad.]
    从左至右分别为…… [MSC, simp.]
    cóng zuǒ zhì yòu fēnbié wéi......
    from left to right are...

Synonyms

  • (to part):
  • (to distinguish):

Adverb

分別

  1. separately
  2. respectively

Noun

分別

  1. difference

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (分別):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
分 別
ぶん
Grade: 2 		べつ
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

分(ぶん)別(べつ) • (bunbetsu) 

  1. sorting, classification

Verb

分(ぶん)別(べつ)する • (bunbetsu suru) suru (stem 分(ぶん)別(べつ)し (bunbetsu shi), past 分(ぶん)別(べつ)した (bunbetsu shita))

  1. sort (separate according to certain criteria), classify
Conjugation
Conjugation of "分別する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 分別し ぶんべつし bunbetsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 分別し ぶんべつし bunbetsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 分別する ぶんべつする bunbetsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 分別する ぶんべつする bunbetsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 分別すれ ぶんべつすれ bunbetsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 分別せよ¹
分別しろ² 		ぶんべつせよ¹
ぶんべつしろ² 		bunbetsu seyo¹
bunbetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 分別される ぶんべつされる bunbetsu sareru
Causative 分別させる
分別さす 		ぶんべつさせる
ぶんべつさす 		bunbetsu saseru
bunbetsu sasu
Potential 分別できる ぶんべつできる bunbetsu dekiru
Volitional 分別しよう ぶんべつしよう bunbetsu shiyō
Negative 分別しない ぶんべつしない bunbetsu shinai
Negative continuative 分別せず ぶんべつせず bunbetsu sezu
Formal 分別します ぶんべつします bunbetsu shimasu
Perfective 分別した ぶんべつした bunbetsu shita
Conjunctive 分別して ぶんべつして bunbetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional 分別すれば ぶんべつすれば bunbetsu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
分 別
Grade: 2 Grade: 4

Noun

分別(ふんべつ) • (funbetsu) 

  1. sense (sound judgement), discretion
Derived terms

Verb

分別(ふんべつ)する • (funbetsu suru) suru (stem 分別(ふんべつ)し (funbetsu shi), past 分別(ふんべつ)した (funbetsu shita))

  1. discern
Conjugation
Conjugation of "分別する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 分別し ふんべつし funbetsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 分別し ふんべつし funbetsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 分別する ふんべつする funbetsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 分別する ふんべつする funbetsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 分別すれ ふんべつすれ funbetsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 分別せよ¹
分別しろ² 		ふんべつせよ¹
ふんべつしろ² 		funbetsu seyo¹
funbetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 分別される ふんべつされる funbetsu sareru
Causative 分別させる
分別さす 		ふんべつさせる
ふんべつさす 		funbetsu saseru
funbetsu sasu
Potential 分別できる ふんべつできる funbetsu dekiru
Volitional 分別しよう ふんべつしよう funbetsu shiyō
Negative 分別しない ふんべつしない funbetsu shinai
Negative continuative 分別せず ふんべつせず funbetsu sezu
Formal 分別します ふんべつします funbetsu shimasu
Perfective 分別した ふんべつした funbetsu shita
Conjunctive 分別して ふんべつして funbetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional 分別すれば ふんべつすれば funbetsu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
分別

Verb

分別

  1. chữ Hán form of phân biệt (“to distinguish, to discriminate, to discern”).
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