蹁躚
Chinese
| to limp | manner of dancing; walk around | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蹁躚) | 蹁 | 躚 | |
| simp. (蹁跹) | 蹁 | 跹 | |
| alternative forms | 蹁蹮 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: piánxiān
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: piánsian
- Wade–Giles: pʻien2-hsien1
- Yale: pyán-syān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyanshian
- Palladius: пяньсянь (pjanʹsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: ben sen
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*beːn seːn/
Adjective
蹁躚
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蹁 | 躚 |
| へん Hyōgai |
せん Hyōgai |
| kan'on | on'yomi |
Pronunciation
Adjective
蹁躚 • (hensen) ←へんせん (fensen)?†-tari (adnominal 蹁躚とした (hensen to shita) or 蹁躚たる (hensen taru), adverbial 蹁躚と (hensen to) or 蹁躚として (hensen to shite))
- (literary) staggering
Inflection
Classical conjugation of "蹁躚たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 蹁躚たら | へんせんたら | fensentara | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 蹁躚と[1] 蹁躚たり[2] |
へんせんと へんせんたり |
fensento fensentari | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 蹁躚たり | へんせんたり | fensentari | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 蹁躚たる | へんせんたる | fensentaru | |
| Realis (已然形) | 蹁躚たれ | へんせんたれ | fensentare | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 蹁躚たれ | へんせんたれ | fensentare | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Negative | 蹁躚たらず | へんせんたらず | fensentarazu | |
| Contrasting conjunction | 蹁躚たれど | へんせんたれど | fensentaredo | |
| Causal conjunction | 蹁躚たれば | へんせんたれば | fensentareba | |
| Conditional conjunction | 蹁躚たらば | へんせんたらば | fensentaraba | |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 蹁躚たりき | へんせんたりき | fensentariki | |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 蹁躚たりけり | へんせんたりけり | fensentarikeri | |
| Adverbial | 蹁躚と | へんせんと | fensento | |
| [1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb. | ||||
Related terms
- よろめく (yoromeku)