破綻

See also: 破绽

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	ripped seam
trad. (破綻)		破	綻
simp. (破绽)		破	绽

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pòzhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ zaan⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phò͘-tiān / phò-tiān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pòzhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pòjhàn
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-chan⁴
    • Yale: pwò-jàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohjann
    • Palladius: почжань (počžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: po³ zaan⁶
    • Yale: po jaahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: po³ dzaan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: po³ zan⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ t͡saːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phò͘-tiān
    • Tâi-lô: phòo-tiān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phordien
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phò-tiān
    • Tâi-lô: phò-tiān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoirdien
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn²²/

Noun

破綻

1. burst, hole or tear in cloth
2. (figurative) mistake or gap in a speech or theory; flaw; weak point

   他不小心露出了破綻。 [MSC, trad.]
   他不小心露出了破绽。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā bùxiǎoxīn lòuchū le pòzhàn. [Pinyin]

   He wasn't careful enough to cover all the flaws (in his story).

Synonyms

• (gap): 漏洞 (lòudòng), 馬腳／马脚 (mǎjiǎo); (Hokkien) 破隙

Derived terms

• 破綻百出／破绽百出
• 賣個破綻／卖个破绽
• 露出破綻／露出破绽

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
破	綻
は Grade: 5	たん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
破たん

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はたん [hàtáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠tã̠ɴ]

Noun

破(は)綻(たん) • (hatan) 

1. bankruptcy, ruination

   団体(だんたい)の破綻(はたん)

   dantai no hatan

   the ruination of an organization

2. failure, breakdown

   計画(けいかく)の破綻(はたん)

   keikaku no hatan

   the failure of a plan

Synonyms

• (failure): 失敗(しっぱい) (shippai)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “failure”): 成功(せいこう) (seikō)

Verb

破(は)綻(たん)する • (hatan suru) suru (stem 破(は)綻(たん)し (hatan shi), past 破(は)綻(たん)した (hatan shita))

1. go bankrupt; be ruined
2. fall apart, fail (applied to a relationship or system)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "破綻する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	破綻し	はたんし	hatan shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	破綻し	はたんし	hatan shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	破綻する	はたんする	hatan suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	破綻する	はたんする	hatan suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	破綻すれ	はたんすれ	hatan sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	破綻せよ¹ 破綻しろ²	はたんせよ¹ はたんしろ²	hatan seyo¹ hatan shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	破綻される	はたんされる	hatan sareru
Causative	破綻させる 破綻さす	はたんさせる はたんさす	hatan saseru hatan sasu
Potential	破綻できる	はたんできる	hatan dekiru
Volitional	破綻しよう	はたんしよう	hatan shiyō
Negative	破綻しない	はたんしない	hatan shinai
Negative continuative	破綻せず	はたんせず	hatan sezu
Formal	破綻します	はたんします	hatan shimasu
Perfective	破綻した	はたんした	hatan shita
Conjunctive	破綻して	はたんして	hatan shite
Hypothetical conditional	破綻すれば	はたんすれば	hatan sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
破	綻

Noun

破綻 • (patan) (hangeul 파탄)

1. Hanja form^? of 파탄 (“failure; breakdown”).