演變

See also: 演变

Chinese

		to develop; to evolve; to practise to develop; to evolve; to practise; to perform; to play; to act	to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
trad. (演變)		演	變
simp. (演变)		演	变
alternative forms		衍變／衍变

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎnbiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin² bin³ / jin⁵ bin³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ián-piàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnbiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnbiàn
  - Wade–Giles: yen³-pien⁴
  - Yale: yǎn-byàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanbiann
  - Palladius: яньбянь (janʹbjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    演變 / 演变
    衍變 / 衍变
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jin² bin³ / jin⁵ bin³
  - Yale: yín bin / yíhn bin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin² bin³ / jin⁵ bin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin² bin³ / yin⁵ bin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³⁵ piːn³³/, /jiːn¹³ piːn³³/
  - Homophones:
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    演變 / 演变
    衍變 / 衍变
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ián-piàn
  - Tâi-lô: ián-piàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iefnpiexn
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɛn²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn¹¹/

Verb

演變

to develop; to evolve
歷史演變／历史演变 ― lìshǐ yǎnbiàn ― historical development

Synonyms

嬗變 / 嬗变 (shànbiàn) (literary)
拓展 (tuòzhǎn)
流變 / 流变 (liúbiàn)
滋長 / 滋长 (zīzhǎng) (figurative, of an abstract thing)
發展 / 发展 (fāzhǎn)