變化

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See also: 変化 and 变化

Chinese

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) 變 化
simp. (变化) 变 化

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 變 化
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 幫 (1) 曉 (32)
Final (韻) 仙 (79) 麻 (99)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III II
Fanqie 彼眷切 呼霸切
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
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 變 化
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		biàn huà
Middle
Chinese 		‹ pjenH › ‹ xwæH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*pro-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. * 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 變 化
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 8612 5327
Phonetic
component 		化
Rime
group 		元 歌
Rime
subdivision 		3 1
Corresponding
MC rime 		變 化
Old
Chinese 		/*prons/ /*hŋʷraːls/

Verb

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.
    No plan can anticipate every possible change.
    計劃不如變化快。 [MSC, trad.]
    计划不如变化快。 [MSC, simp.]
    Jìhuà bùrú biànhuà kuài.
    Change happens faster than plans can be made.
    世界上唯一不變的就是變化。 [MSC, trad.]
    世界上唯一不变的就是变化。 [MSC, simp.]
    Shìjiè shàng wéiyī bùbiàn de jiùshì biànhuà.
    The only constant in the world is change.
    在過去幾年裡他的變化很大。 [MSC, trad.]
    在过去几年里他的变化很大。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài guòqù jǐ nián lǐ tā de biànhuà hěn dà.
    He has changed a lot over the past few years.

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Sino-Xenic (變化):

Japanese

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
變化

Noun

變化 • (byeonhwa) (hangeul 변화)

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
變化

Verb

變化

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