方便
Chinese edit
square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just |
advantageous; cheap; ordinary advantageous; cheap; ordinary; plain; convenient; handy; easy; then; so; thus; to relieve oneself | ||
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simp. and trad. (方便) |
方 | 便 |
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
方便
- convenient
- 更加方便 ― gèngjiā fāngbiàn ― even more convenient
- available; free (to do something)
- suitable; appropriate
- (euphemistic) having extra money; having money to spare
Synonyms edit
- (convenient):
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
方便
- (transitive) to make convenient; to provide convenience; to make things easy for people; to facilitate
- (Mandarin, euphemistic, intransitive) to use the toilet (bathroom); to relieve oneself
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
方便
- (Buddhism) upāya; heuristic or provisional reasoning
Descendants edit
Others:
- → Zhuang: fuengbienh
Further reading edit
- “Entry #993”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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方 | 便 |
ほう Grade: 2 |
べん Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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方 | 便 |
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Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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方 | 便 |
Noun edit
方便
- chữ Hán form of phương tiện (“method”).