變化

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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): biànhuà

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bin³ faa³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): pien-fa

(Hailu, HRS): bien^ˇ fa^ˇ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): beng⁴ hua⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): piàn-hòa

(Teochew, Peng'im): biang³ huê³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵pi-ho

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: biànhuà → biànhua (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ → ㄅㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: biànhuå
  - Wade–Giles: pien⁴-hua⁵
  - Yale: byàn-hwa
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biann.huah
  - Palladius: бяньхуа (bjanʹxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/ → /pi̯ɛn⁵¹ xu̯ä¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bin³ faa³
  - Yale: bin fa
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bin³ faa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bin³ fa³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn³³ faː³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pien-fa
  - Hakka Romanization System: bien fa
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bian⁴ fa⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pi̯en⁵⁵ fa⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: bien^ˇ fa^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /pien¹¹ fa¹¹/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: beng⁴ hua⁴ [Phonetic: beng¹ ngua⁴]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: be̍ng-hua̍
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(h-)ŋua⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piàn-hòa
  - Tâi-lô: piàn-huà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: piernhoax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ hua²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hua⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ hua²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ hua¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ hua²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: biang³ huê³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: piàng huè
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hue²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵pi-ho
  - MiniDict: pi^去 ho
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²pi-ho
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pi³³ ho⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: pjenH xwaeH

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	/pˠiᴇn^H/	/hˠua^H/
Pan Wuyun	/pᵚiɛn^H/	/hʷᵚa^H/
Shao Rongfen	/piæn^H/	/xua^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pian^H/	/hwaɨ^H/
Li Rong	/pjɛn^H/	/xua^H/
Wang Li	/pĭɛn^H/	/xwa^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pi̯ɛn^H/	/xwa^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	biàn	huà
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bin³	faa³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*pro[n]-s qʷʰˤ<r>aj-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*prons hŋʷraːls/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	變	化
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	biàn	huà
Middle Chinese	‹ pjen^H ›	‹ xwæ^H ›
Old Chinese	/*pro[n]-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. [t] 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

(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. [Pinyin]
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. [Pinyin]
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. [Pinyin]
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. [Pinyin]
He has changed a lot over the past few years.
- 天地變化，草木蕃。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  天地变化，草木蕃。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: I Ching, 11^th – 8^th century BCE
  Tiāndì biànhuà, cǎomù fán. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

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改變 / 改变 (gǎibiàn)
變 / 变 (biàn)
變易 / 变易 (biànyì)
變遷 / 变迁 (biànqiān) (of major, long-term changes)
變革 / 变革 (biàngé) (chiefly of social systems)
轉化 / 转化 (zhuǎnhuà)
轉型 / 转型 (zhuǎnxíng)
轉移 / 转移 (zhuǎnyí) (of a quality, character, etc.)
轉變 / 转变 (zhuǎnbiàn)
革變 / 革变 (gébiàn) (literary)

Derived terms

化學變化 / 化学变化 (huàxué biànhuà)
慢速變化球 / 慢速变化球
氣候變化 / 气候变化 (qìhòu biànhuà)
物理變化 / 物理变化 (wùlǐ biànhuà)
病變 / 病变 (bìngbiàn)
計劃趕不上變化 / 计划赶不上变化 (jìhuà gǎnbùshàng biànhuà)
變化不測 / 变化不测
變化多端 / 变化多端 (biànhuàduōduān)
變化無常 / 变化无常 (biànhuàwúcháng)
變化無方 / 变化无方
變化無窮 / 变化无穷
變化球 / 变化球
變化萬端 / 变化万端
變化莫測 / 变化莫测 (biànhuàmòcè)
魚龍變化 / 鱼龙变化

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (變化):

→ Japanese: 変(へん)化(か) (henka); 変(へん)化(げ) (henge)
→ Korean: 변화(變化) (byeonhwa)
→ Vietnamese: biến hóa (變化)

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 變化 – see the following entry.

【変化へんか】	[noun] change in society, climate, or condition, transformation, variety [noun] variation [noun] declension [noun] (sumo) a step to one side during the tachiai, the initial charge at the start of a sumo match; a sidestep [verb] to change, to vary
【変化へんげ】	[noun] goblin, ghost; an apparition [noun] instantaneous transformation (eg. from a human into a monster) [verb] 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)

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
變	化

Verb

變化

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