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變遷

简 变迁 · 繁 變遷
Mandarin · pinyin biàn qiān

Meanings

  1. changes
  2. vicissitudes
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變
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遷
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变
biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel
迁
qiān · move, shift, change; transfer; relocate a capital city
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4–1 · bian4 qian1

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bin3 cin1

Cantonese word readings for 變遷. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bin3 cin1

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verb

  1. (intransitive, of major, long-term changes) to change; to transition

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