革變

Chinese

		leather; remove	to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
trad. (革變)		革	變
simp. (革变)		革	变
anagram		變革／变革

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gébiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaak³ bin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gébiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gébiàn
    • Wade–Giles: ko²-pien⁴
    • Yale: gé-byàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gerbiann
    • Palladius: гэбянь (gɛbjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaak³ bin³
    • Yale: gaak bin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaak⁸ bin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gag³ bin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːk̚³ piːn³³/

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• Middle Chinese: keak pjenH

Rime
Character	革	變
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	麥 (119)	仙 (79)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	古核切	彼眷切
Baxter	keak	pjenH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠɛk̚/	/pˠiᴇnH/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚæk̚/	/pᵚiɛnH/
Shao Rongfen	/kɐk̚/	/piænH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kəɨjk̚/	/pianH/
Li Rong	/kɛk̚/	/pjɛnH/
Wang Li	/kæk̚/	/pĭɛnH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kæk̚/	/pi̯ɛnH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ge	biàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gak1	bin3

Verb

革變

1. (literary, intransitive) to change (by itself)

   • 高祖心方革變，深善其對，笑曰：[…] [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     高祖心方革变，深善其对，笑曰：[…] [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wei Shou, Book of Wei, 551 – 554 CE

     Gāozǔ xīn fāng gébiàn, shēn shàn qí duì, xiào yuē: […] [Pinyin]

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   • 我經歷一場革變 在沉睡的記憶裡面 [MSC, trad.]
     我经历一场革变 在沉睡的记忆里面 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2016 March 26, 雨狸 (lyrics), DELA (music), 《四重罪孽》

     wǒ jīnglì yī chǎng gébiàn   zài chénshuì de jìyì lǐmiàn [Pinyin]

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2. (literary, transitive) to change (something in some way)

   • 初，高祖將議革變舊風，大臣並有難色。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     初，高祖将议革变旧风，大臣并有难色。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wei Shou, Book of Wei, 551 – 554 CE

     Chū, Gāozǔ jiāng yì gébiàn jiùfēng, dàchén bìng yǒu nánsè. [Pinyin]

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   • 而予罔能革變厥心，庸暨乎廢，墜我文皇帝之志。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     而予罔能革变厥心，庸暨乎废，坠我文皇帝之志。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 636 CE, Linghu Defen, Book of Zhou

     Ér yǔ wǎng néng gébiàn jué xīn, yōng jì hū fèi, zhuì wǒ Wén Huángdì zhī zhì. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• (to change by itself):

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• 改變／改变 (gǎibiàn)
• 變／变 (biàn)
• 變化／变化 (biànhuà)
• 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)

 

• (to change something in some way):

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• 修改 (xiūgǎi)
• 切換／切换 (qiēhuàn)
• 改動／改动 (gǎidòng)
• 改換／改换 (gǎihuàn)
• 改觀／改观 (gǎiguān) (to change appearance, to change one's view)
• 改變／改变 (gǎibiàn)
• 改造 (gǎizào)
• 更動／更动 (gēngdòng)
• 更換／更换 (gēnghuàn)
• 更改 (gēnggǎi)
• 游移 (yóuyí)
• 移 (yí)
• 移易 (yíyì) (literary)
• 竄／窜 (cuàn) (literary, or in compounds, to revise text)
• 竄亂／窜乱 (cuànluàn) (literary)
• 變／变 (biàn)
• 變換／变换 (biànhuàn)
• 變易／变易 (biànyì)
• 變更／变更 (biàngēng)
• 變變／变变 (Hokkien)
• 變革／变革 (biàngé) (chiefly social systems)
• 轉化／转化 (zhuǎnhuà)
• 轉換／转换 (zhuǎnhuàn)
• 轉變／转变 (zhuǎnbiàn)
• 遷／迁 (qiān)