見風轉舵
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Chinese
to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview |
wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner |
to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift |
helm; rudder | ||
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trad. (見風轉舵) | 見 | 風 | 轉 | 舵 | |
simp. (见风转舵) | 见 | 风 | 转 | 舵 | |
Literally: “to see the wind and steer the helm”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gin3 fung1 zyun2 to4 / gin3 fung1 zyun3 to4
- Gan (Wiktionary): jien4 fung1 zon3 to5
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiànfongjhuǎnduò
- Wade–Giles: chien4-fêng1-chuan3-to4
- Yale: jyàn-fēng-jwǎn-dwò
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannfengjoanduoh
- Palladius: цзяньфэнчжуаньдо (czjanʹfɛnčžuanʹdo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gin3 fung1 zyun2 to4 / gin3 fung1 zyun3 to4
- Yale: gin fūng jyún tòh / gin fūng jyun tòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gin3 fung1 dzyn2 to4 / gin3 fung1 dzyn3 to4
- Guangdong Romanization: gin3 fung1 jun2 to4 / gin3 fung1 jun3 to4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiːn³³ fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡syːn³⁵ tʰɔː²¹/, /kiːn³³ fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡syːn³³ tʰɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: jien4 fung1 zon3 to5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiɛn³⁵ fuŋ⁴² t͡sɵn²¹³⁻²⁴ tʰo¹¹/
- (Nanchang)
Idiom
見風轉舵
- to bend with the wind; to change one's position, attitude, behaviour, etc. depending on the situation
Synonyms
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 看風使舵, 看風使帆, 看風轉舵, 看風駛船, 見風使舵, 見風轉舵, 見風使帆, 見風轉篷, 見風駛船 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 趁風使𢃇, 見風使𢃇 |
Hong Kong | 看風使𢃇, 見風使𢃇 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 見風轉舵 |
Hakka | Meixian | 看風駛船 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 看風使篷, 看風駛船 |
Quanzhou | 看風駛船 | |
Zhangzhou | 看風駛船 | |
Haikou | 望風駛船 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 看風使𢃇 |
Wu | Shanghai | 隨風轉舵 |
Ningbo | 看風駛船 |
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