豹變
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Chinese[edit]
leopard; panther | to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion | ||
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trad. (豹變) | 豹 | 變 | |
simp. (豹变) | 豹 | 变 | |
Literally: “to change like a leopard”. |
Etymology[edit]
From I Ching:
- 君子豹變,其文蔚也。小人革面,順以從君也。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE
- Jūnzǐ bàobiàn, qí wén wèi yě. Xiǎorén gé miàn, shùn yǐ cóng jūn yě. [Pinyin]
- The superior man produces his changes as the leopard does when he changes his spots:' - their beauty becomes more elegant. 'Small men change their faces:' - they show themselves prepared to follow their ruler.
君子豹变,其文蔚也。小人革面,顺以从君也。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
豹變
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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豹 | 變 |
ひょう Jinmeiyō |
へん Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Noun[edit]
Verb[edit]
豹變する • (hyōhen suru) ←へうへん (feufen)?suru (stem 豹變し (hyōhen shi), past 豹變した (hyōhen shita))
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