岸谷之變

Chinese

		bank; shore; beach bank; shore; beach; coast	valley	's; him/her/it; this	to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
trad. (岸谷之變)		岸	谷	之	變
simp. (岸谷之变)		岸	谷	之	变
Literally: “the change of banks and valleys”.

Etymology

From Shijing:

高岸為谷、深谷為陵。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

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高岸为谷、深谷为陵。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Gāo'àn wéi gǔ, shēngǔ wéi líng. [Pinyin]

High banks become valleys;
Deep valleys become hills.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àngǔzhībiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àngǔzhībiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àngǔjhihbiàn
    • Wade–Giles: an⁴-ku³-chih¹-pien⁴
    • Yale: àn-gǔ-jr̄-byàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annguujybiann
    • Palladius: аньгучжибянь (anʹgučžibjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Idiom

岸谷之變

1. (figuratively) great political change