變態

See also: 変態 and 变态

Chinese

		to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion	appearance; state; attitude appearance; state; attitude; (linguistics) voice
trad. (變態)		變	態
simp. (变态)		变	态

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): biàntài

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bin³ taai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pien-thai
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): piàn-thài

(Teochew, Peng'im): biêng³ tai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: biàntài
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: biàntài
  - Wade–Giles: pien⁴-tʻai⁴
  - Yale: byàn-tài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bianntay
  - Palladius: бяньтай (bjanʹtaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bin³ taai³
  - Yale: bin taai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bin³ taai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bin³ tai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn³³ tʰaːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pien-thai
  - Hakka Romanization System: bien tai
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bian⁴ tai⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pi̯en⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piàn-thài
  - Tâi-lô: piàn-thài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pierntaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ tʰai²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ tʰai²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰai¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰai²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: biêng³ tai³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pièng thài
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pieŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰai²¹³/

Verb

變態

(zoology) to metamorphose
to be abnormal; to be anomalous
(colloquial) to be twisted; to be mentally disturbed

Noun

變態

(zoology) metamorphosis
abnormal state
abnormality (of a psychological nature)
(colloquial) twisted mind; weirdo
(originally ACG Internet slang) pervert

Synonyms

(pervert): 色狼 (sèláng)， (male) 紳士／绅士 (shēnshì), (female) 淑女 (shūnǚ)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “abnormal state”): 常態／常态 (chángtài)

Adjective

變態

perverted
(colloquial) insane; ridiculous

Derived terms

完全變態 / 完全变态
心理變態 / 心理变态
性變態 / 性变态
性變態行為 / 性变态行为
變態反應 / 变态反应 (biàntài fǎnyìng)
變態心理 / 变态心理
風雲變態 / 风云变态

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (變態):

→ Japanese: 変(へん)態(たい) (hentai) (see there for further descendants)
→ Korean: 변태(變態) (byeontae)
→ Vietnamese: biến thái (變態)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
變	態
へん Hyōgai	たい Grade: 5
on'yomi

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

【変態へんたい】

[noun] metamorphosis, transformation

[noun] abnormality

[noun] (sexuality) short for 変態性欲 (hentai seiyoku, “sexual perversion”)

[noun] (informal) pervert

(This term, 變態, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
變	態

Noun

變態 • (byeontae) (hangeul 변태)

hanja form^? of 변태 (“metamorphosis; sexual perversion”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
變	態

Noun

變態

chữ Hán form of biến thái (“(zoology) metamorphosis”)

Verb

變態

chữ Hán form of biến thái (“(zoology) to metamorphose”)

Adjective

變態

chữ Hán form of biến thái (“(informal, humorous) sexually perverted or deviant”)