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Change
改變 can mean to change, become different, or transform.
This can refer to the changing world or a person who changes their attitude or something about themselves.
Note: An alternate version of the second character is used in Japanese. This is actually an old alternate Chinese form which is seldom seen in China anymore. If you want this version, please click on the Kanji shown to the right instead of the "Select and Customize" button.
A Wise Man Changes His Mind (but a fool never will)
君子豹変す is a Japanese proverb that suggests that a wise man is willing to change his mind, but a fool will stubbornly never change his.
The first word is 君子 (kunshi), a man of virtue, a person of high rank, a wise man.
The second word is 豹変 (hyouhen), sudden change, complete change.
The last part, す (su), modifies the verb to a more humble form.
The “fool” part is merely implied or understood. So if wise and noble people are willing to change their minds, it automatically says that foolish people are unwilling to change.
Shapeshifter
This means Shapeshifter in Chinese.
The first word, 變形, means deformation, to become deformed, to change shape, or to morph.
The last word, 者, refers to a person. It can mean “the one who is” or “the one which,” making this whole title literally mean “The one who changes shape.”
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
易 see styles |
yì yi4 i eki えき |
easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible" (1) type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; (2) (abbreviation) (See 易経) The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching; (given name) Yasushi Change; easy. |
事理 see styles |
shì lǐ shi4 li3 shih li jiri じり |
reason; logic reason; facts; propriety; sense Practice and theory; phenomenon and noumenon, activity and principle, or the absolute; phenomena ever change, the underlying principle, being absolute, neither changes nor acts, it is the 眞如 q. v. also v. 理. For 事理法界 (事理無礙法界) v. 四法界. |
瞬息萬變 瞬息万变 see styles |
shùn xī wàn biàn shun4 xi1 wan4 bian4 shun hsi wan pien |
in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change |
萬變不離其宗 万变不离其宗 see styles |
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng wan4 bian4 bu4 li2 qi2 zong1 wan pien pu li ch`i tsung wan pien pu li chi tsung |
many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Change | 改變 / 改変 改变 | kaihen | gǎi biàn / gai3 bian4 / gai bian / gaibian | kai pien / kaipien |
| A Wise Man Changes His Mind (but a fool never will) | 君子豹変す | kun shi hyou hen su kunshihyouhensu kun shi hyo hen su | ||
| Shapeshifter | 變形者 变形者 | biàn xíng zhě bian4 xing2 zhe3 bian xing zhe bianxingzhe | pien hsing che pienhsingche |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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