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

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/

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/	/pˠiᴇn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚæk̚/	/pᵚiɛn^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kɐk̚/	/piæn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kəɨjk̚/	/pian^H/
Li Rong	/kɛk̚/	/pjɛn^H/
Wang Li	/kæk̚/	/pĭɛn^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/kæk̚/	/pi̯ɛn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ge	biàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gak¹	bin³

Verb

革變

(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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(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]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 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]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

(to change by itself):

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):

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)