變遷

See also: 变迁 and 変遷

Chinese

		to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion	to move; to shift
trad. (變遷)		變	遷
simp. (变迁)		变	迁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): biànqiān

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bin³ cin¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): piàn-chhian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: biànqiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: biàncian
  - Wade–Giles: pien⁴-chʻien¹
  - Yale: byàn-chyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biannchian
  - Palladius: бяньцянь (bjanʹcjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    便籤 / 便签
    變遷 / 变迁
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bin³ cin¹
  - Yale: bin chīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bin³ tsin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bin³ qin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn³³ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piàn-chhian
  - Tâi-lô: piàn-tshian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: piernchiefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiɛn³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

Verb

變遷

(intransitive, of major, long-term changes) to change; to transition

Synonyms

改變 / 改变 (gǎibiàn)
變 / 变 (biàn)
變化 / 变化 (biànhuà)
變易 / 变易 (biànyì)
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

氣候變遷 / 气候变迁 (qìhòu biànqiān)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
變	遷
へん Hyōgai	せん Grade: S
on'yomi

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

【変遷へんせん】

[noun] transition, changes, vicissitudes

[verb] to change, to undergo a change

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
變	遷

Noun

變遷 • (byeoncheon) (hangeul 변천)

hanja form^? of 변천

Vietnamese

Noun

變遷: Hán Nôm readings: biến thiên