扭轉

See also: 扭转

Chinese

		to turn; to twist; to grab to turn; to twist; to grab; to wring	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
trad. (扭轉)		扭	轉
simp. (扭转)		扭	转

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niǔzhuǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nau² zyun², nau² zyun³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niú-choán / liú-choán

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niǔzhuǎn [Phonetic: niúzhuǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: niǒujhuǎn
    • Wade–Giles: niu³-chuan³
    • Yale: nyǒu-jwǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neoujoan
    • Palladius: нючжуань (njučžuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nau² zyun², nau² zyun³
    • Yale: náu jyún, náu jyun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nau² dzyn², nau² dzyn³
    • Guangdong Romanization: neo² jun², neo² jun³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɐu̯³⁵ t͡syːn³⁵/, /nɐu̯³⁵ t͡syːn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niú-choán
    • Tâi-lô: niú-tsuán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: niwzoarn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /niũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /niũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liú-choán
    • Tâi-lô: liú-tsuán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liwzoarn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡suan⁵⁵⁴/

Verb

扭轉

1. to turn around
2. to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); to remedy

   扭轉局勢／扭转局势  ―  niǔzhuǎn júshì  ―  to turn the tables

Synonyms

• (to reverse): 扳 (bān)

Derived terms

• 扭轉乾坤／扭转乾坤 (niǔzhuǎnqiánkūn)
• 扭轉治療／扭转治疗 (niǔzhuǎn zhìliáo)
• 扭轉頹勢／扭转颓势