改弦易轍

Chinese

		to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct	bow string; string of mus. instr.	change; easy; simple	rut; track; to remove rut; track; to remove; to withdraw
trad. (改弦易轍)		改	弦	易	轍
simp. (改弦易辙)		改	弦	易	辙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǎixiányìzhé, gǎixiányìchè

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄜˊ, ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄔㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goi² jin⁴ jik⁶ cit³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kái-hiân-e̍k-tia̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǎixiányìzhé
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǎisiányìjhé
  - Wade–Giles: kai³-hsien²-i⁴-chê²
  - Yale: gǎi-syán-yì-jé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaeshyanyihjer
  - Palladius: гайсяньичжэ (gajsjanʹičžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǎixiányìchè
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄔㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǎisiányìchè
  - Wade–Giles: kai³-hsien²-i⁴-chʻê⁴
  - Yale: gǎi-syán-yì-chè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaeshyanyihcheh
  - Palladius: гайсяньичэ (gajsjanʹičɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: goi² jin⁴ jik⁶ cit³
  - Yale: gói yìhn yihk chit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goi² jin⁴ jik⁹ tsit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: goi² yin⁴ yig⁶ qid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯³⁵ jiːn²¹ jɪk̚² t͡sʰiːt̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-hiân-e̍k-tia̍t
  - Tâi-lô: kái-hiân-i̍k-tia̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kay'hien'egdiat
  - IPA (Taipei): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ iɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiɛt̚⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɛn²⁴⁻²² iɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiɛt̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɛn²³⁻³³ iɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiɛt̚⁴/

Idiom

改弦易轍

to reform or revamp (a system or policy)

Synonyms

改弦更張／改弦更张 (gǎixiángēngzhāng)