變色龍

See also: 变色龙

Chinese

		to change color; to discolor; to change the facial expression due to anger or fear	dragon; imperial; surname
trad. (變色龍)		變色	龍
simp. (变色龙)		变色	龙
Literally: “colour-changing dragon”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): biànsèlóng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bin³ sik¹ lung⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pien-set-liùng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: biànsèlóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: biànsèlóng
  - Wade–Giles: pien⁴-sê⁴-lung²
  - Yale: byàn-sè-lúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biannsehlong
  - Palladius: бяньсэлун (bjanʹsɛlun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bin³ sik¹ lung⁴
  - Yale: bin sīk lùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bin³ sik⁷ lung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bin³ xig¹ lung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn³³ sɪk̚⁵ lʊŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pien-set-liùng
  - Hakka Romanization System: bien sed^ˋ liung^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bian⁴ sed⁵ liung²
  - Sinological IPA: /pi̯en⁵⁵ set̚² li̯uŋ¹¹/

Noun

變色龍

chameleon (Classifier: 條／条 m c)
(figurative, slang) chameleon; opportunist; fickle person

Synonyms

(chameleon): 變色蜥蜴／变色蜥蜴 (biànsè xīyì), 避役 (bìyì)

Derived terms

枯葉變色龍 / 枯叶变色龙 (kūyè biànsèlóng)