DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

勃然變色

简勃然变色 · 繁勃然變色

Mandarin · pinyin bó rán biàn sè

to suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

勃: bó · suddenly, sudden, quick
然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
變: Look up this written character
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

2–2–4–4 · bo2 ran2 bian4 se4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

勃然變色 · find source passages ↗ · 勃然变色 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

but6 jin4 bin3 sik1

Cantonese word readings for 勃然變色. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack