繽紛
See also: 缤纷
Chinese
| helter-skelter; mixed colours; in confusion | numerous; disorderly | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (繽紛) | 繽 | 紛 | |
| simp. (缤纷) | 缤 | 纷 | |
| alternative forms | 鑌芬／镔芬 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bīnfēn
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄣ ㄈㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: binfen
- Wade–Giles: pin1-fên1
- Yale: bīn-fēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: binfen
- Palladius: биньфэнь (binʹfɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pin⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ban1 fan1
- Yale: bān fān
- Cantonese Pinyin: ban1 fan1
- Guangdong Romanization: ben1 fen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐn⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pin-hun
- Tâi-lô: pin-hun
- Phofsit Daibuun: pinhwn
- IPA (Xiamen): /pin⁴⁴⁻²² hun⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pin³³ hun³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pin⁴⁴⁻²² hun⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /pin⁴⁴⁻³³ hun⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pin⁴⁴⁻³³ hun⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
- Middle Chinese: phjin phjun
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*pʰin pʰɯn/
Adjective
繽紛
- (literary) in riotous profusion
- (literary) flourishing; thriving
- 芳草鮮美，落英繽紛。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 晉．陶淵明《桃花源記》
- Fāngcǎo xiānměi, luòyīng bīnfēn. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
芳草鲜美，落英缤纷。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 只見園中香煙繚繞，花彩繽紛，處處燈光相映，時時細樂聲喧，說不盡這太平氣象，富貴風流。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
- Zhǐjiàn yuán zhōng xiāngyān liáorào, huā cǎi bīnfēn, chùchù dēngguāng xiàng yìng, shíshí xìyuè shēng xuān, shuō bùjìn zhè tàipíng qìxiàng, fùguì fēngliú. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
只见园中香烟缭绕，花彩缤纷，处处灯光相映，时时细乐声喧，说不尽这太平气象，富贵风流。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
- (thriving):
- 全盛 (quánshèng)
- 卬卬 (áng'áng) (literary)
- 富強 / 富强 (fùqiáng)
- 富昌 (fùchāng) (literary)
- 富盛 (fùshèng) (literary)
- 強盛 / 强盛 (qiángshèng)
- 昌 (literary, or in compounds)
- 昌明 (chāngmíng) (literary, of a government, culture, etc.)
- 旺盛 (wàngshèng)
- 昌盛 (chāngshèng)
- 昌隆 (chānglóng)
- 景氣 / 景气 (jǐngqì)
- 暢旺 / 畅旺 (chàngwàng)
- 條暢 / 条畅 (tiáochàng) (literary)
- 火爆 (huǒbào)
- 紅火 / 红火 (hónghuo) (mainland China)
- 繁榮 / 繁荣 (fánróng)
- 繁盛 (fánshèng)
- 繁華 / 繁华 (fánhuá)
- 興旺 / 兴旺 (xīngwàng)
- 興盛 / 兴盛 (xīngshèng)
- 興隆 / 兴隆 (xīnglóng)
- 茂盛 (màoshèng)
- 蓬勃 (péngbó)
- 蕃昌 (fánchāng) (literary)
- 軫軫 / 轸轸 (zhěnzhěn) (literary)
- 隆昌 (lóngchāng) (literary)
- 隆盛 (lóngshèng)
- 鼎盛 (dǐngshèng)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “thriving”):
Derived terms
References
- “繽紛”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 繽 | 紛 |
| ひん Hyōgai |
ふん > ぷん Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Adjective
繽紛 • (hinpun) †-tari (adnominal 繽紛とした (hinpun to shita) or 繽紛たる (hinpun taru), adverbial 繽紛と (hinpun to) or 繽紛として (hinpun to shite))
- (literary) of many small things, lying around scattered and jumbled