"變臉" meaning in Chinese

See 變臉 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pi̯ɛn⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /piːn³³ liːm¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pi̯ɛn⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /piːn³³ liːm¹³/ Chinese transliterations: biànliǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bin³ lim⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], biànliǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], biànliǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pien⁴-lien³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], byàn-lyǎn [Mandarin, Yale], biannlean [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], бяньлянь [Mandarin, Palladius], bjanʹljanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], bin líhm [Cantonese, Yale], bin³ lim⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bin³ lim⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 变脸
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 變臉
  1. (theater) rapid changes of facial expressions to show fear or anger Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-變臉-zh-noun-TgUrCIDo Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 54 14 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 9 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 7 35 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

Verb

IPA: /pi̯ɛn⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /piːn³³ liːm¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pi̯ɛn⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /piːn³³ liːm¹³/ Chinese transliterations: biànliǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bin³ lim⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], biànliǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], biànliǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pien⁴-lien³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], byàn-lyǎn [Mandarin, Yale], biannlean [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], бяньлянь [Mandarin, Palladius], bjanʹljanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], bin líhm [Cantonese, Yale], bin³ lim⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bin³ lim⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 變⫽臉 [canonical], 变脸
Head templates: {{zh-verb|type=vo}} 變⫽臉 (verb-object), {{tlb|zh|intransitive}} (intransitive)
  1. to suddenly turn hostile Tags: intransitive, verb-object
    Sense id: en-變臉-zh-verb-DMWHTCp-
  2. (colloquial) to change one's ideas Tags: colloquial, intransitive, verb-object
    Sense id: en-變臉-zh-verb-vT2oMprb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 反面 [Cantonese, Hakka], 捋面 [Hokkien], (fān), 翻臉 (fānliǎn), 翻脸 (fānliǎn), 變面 (bi̿ng-mīng) [Hokkien, Min, Northern, Teochew], 变面 (bi̿ng-mīng) [Hokkien, Min, Northern, Teochew], 起屁面 [Hokkien], 起歹面 [Hokkien, Xiamen], 鬧翻 (nàofān), 闹翻 (nàofān)
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "zh",
          "name": "Theater",
          "orig": "zh:Theater",
          "parents": [
            "Art",
            "Entertainment",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "58 7 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "rapid changes of facial expressions to show fear or anger"
      ],
      "id": "en-變臉-zh-noun-TgUrCIDo",
      "links": [
        [
          "theater",
          "theater"
        ],
        [
          "rapid",
          "rapid"
        ],
        [
          "change",
          "change"
        ],
        [
          "facial",
          "facial"
        ],
        [
          "expression",
          "expression"
        ],
        [
          "show",
          "show"
        ],
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ],
        [
          "anger",
          "anger"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(theater) rapid changes of facial expressions to show fear or anger"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "theater"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biànliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin³ lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biànliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biànliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pien⁴-lien³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "byàn-lyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biannlean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бяньлянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bjanʹljanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin líhm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin³ lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin³ lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piːn³³ liːm¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piːn³³ liːm¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "變臉"
}

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    {
      "form": "變⫽臉",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "变脸",
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        "Simplified Chinese"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to suddenly turn hostile"
      ],
      "id": "en-變臉-zh-verb-DMWHTCp-",
      "links": [
        [
          "suddenly",
          "suddenly"
        ],
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "hostile",
          "hostile"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "verb-object"
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    },
    {
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        "to change one's ideas"
      ],
      "id": "en-變臉-zh-verb-vT2oMprb",
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        [
          "change",
          "change"
        ],
        [
          "idea",
          "idea"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) to change one's ideas"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "intransitive",
        "verb-object"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biànliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin³ lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biànliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biànliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pien⁴-lien³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "byàn-lyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biannlean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бяньлянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bjanʹljanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin líhm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin³ lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin³ lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piːn³³ liːm¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piːn³³ liːm¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "word": "反面"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "捋面"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "fān",
      "word": "翻"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "fānliǎn",
      "word": "翻臉"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "fānliǎn",
      "word": "翻脸"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bi̿ng-mīng",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min",
        "Northern",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "變面"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bi̿ng-mīng",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min",
        "Northern",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "变面"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "起屁面"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "起歹面"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "nàofān",
      "word": "鬧翻"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "nàofān",
      "word": "闹翻"
    }
  ],
  "word": "變臉"
}
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    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biànliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin³ lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biànliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biànliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pien⁴-lien³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "byàn-lyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biannlean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бяньлянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bjanʹljanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin líhm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin³ lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin³ lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piːn³³ liːm¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piːn³³ liːm¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "變臉"
}

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    "Chinese intransitive verbs",
    "Chinese lemmas",
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          "suddenly"
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          "turn",
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      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "verb-object"
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  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biànliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin³ lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biànliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biànliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pien⁴-lien³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "byàn-lyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biannlean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бяньлянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bjanʹljanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin líhm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin³ lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bin³ lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piːn³³ liːm¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piːn³³ liːm¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "word": "反面"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "捋面"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fān",
      "word": "翻"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fānliǎn",
      "word": "翻臉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fānliǎn",
      "word": "翻脸"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bi̿ng-mīng",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min",
        "Northern",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "變面"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bi̿ng-mīng",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min",
        "Northern",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "变面"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "起屁面"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "起歹面"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nàofān",
      "word": "鬧翻"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nàofān",
      "word": "闹翻"
    }
  ],
  "word": "變臉"
}

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