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Chinese
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to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
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to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more
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trad. (變更)
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變
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更
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simp. (变更)
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变
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更
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Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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變
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更
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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biàn
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gēng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ pjenH ›
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‹ kæng ›
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Old Chinese
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/*pro-s/
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/*kˁraŋ/
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English
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change (v.)
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change (v.)
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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.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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變
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更
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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No.
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8612
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866
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Phonetic component
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丙
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Rime group
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元
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陽
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Rime subdivision
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3
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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變
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庚
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Old Chinese
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/*prons/
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/*kraːŋ/
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Verb
變更
- (transitive) to change; to alter; to vary; to modify
- 重大變更/重大变更 ― zhòngdà biàngēng ― major change
雙方經合意變更原契約內容。
双方经合意变更原契约内容。 - Shuāngfāng jīng héyì biàngēng yuán qìyuē nèiróng.
- Both parties agree to change the content of the original contract.
荒淫迷惑,失帝王禮誼,亂漢制度。臣敞等數進諫,不變更,日以益甚,恐危社稷,天下不安。
荒淫迷惑,失帝王礼谊,乱汉制度。臣敞等数进谏,不变更,日以益甚,恐危社稷,天下不安。 - From: 74 BCE, 楊敞,《奏廢昌邑王》, translated by Burton Watson
- Huāngyín míhuò, shī dìwáng lǐyì, luàn Hàn zhìdù. Chén Chǎng děng shuò jìnjiàn, bù biàngēng, rì yǐ yì shèn, kǒng wēi shèjì, tiānxià bù'ān.
- He behaves in a reckless and deluded manner, disregarding what is proper and ritually correct for an emperor and throwing into confusion the statutes and regulations of the Han. I, your servant and the others have repeatedly offered admonitions but he does not change his ways; instead he grows worse with each day. We fear that he will endanger the altars of the soil and grain and bring unrest to the empire.
Synonyms
- 修改 (xiūgǎi)
- 切換 / 切换 (qiēhuàn)
- 改動 / 改动 (gǎidòng)
- 改換 / 改换 (gǎihuàn)
- 改觀 / 改观 (gǎiguān) (to change appearance, to change one's view)
- 改變 / 改变 (gǎibiàn)
- 改造 (gǎizào)
- 更動 / 更动 (gēngdòng)
- 更換 / 更换 (gēnghuàn)
- 更改 (gēnggǎi)
- 游移 (yóuyí)
- 移 (yí)
- 移易 (yíyì) (literary)
- 竄 / 窜 (cuàn) (literary, or in compounds, to revise text)
- 竄亂 / 窜乱 (cuànluàn) (literary)
- 變 / 变 (biàn)
- 變換 / 变换 (biànhuàn)
- 變易 / 变易 (biànyì)
- 變變 / 变变 (Hokkien)
- 變革 / 变革 (biàngé) (chiefly social systems)
- 轉化 / 转化 (zhuǎnhuà)
- 轉換 / 转换 (zhuǎnhuàn)
- 轉變 / 转变 (zhuǎnbiàn)
- 遷 / 迁 (qiān)
- 革變 / 革变 (gébiàn) (literary)
Derived terms
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of 變更 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 變更, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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Korean
Noun
變更 • (byeon'gyeong) (hangeul 변경)
- hanja form? of 변경 (“alteration”)