輾轉
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See also: 辗转
Chinese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
| roll over on side; turn half over | 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. (輾轉) | 輾 | 轉 | |
| simp. (辗转) | 辗 | 转 | |
| alternative forms | 展轉／展转 | ||
A retrogressive ablaut reduplication of 轉 (OC *tonʔ, “to turn”) in Old Chinese (Sun, 2003; Hsu, 2009):
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
輾轉
- to toss and turn (in bed)
- 有美一人，碩大且儼。寤寐無為，輾轉伏枕。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yǒu měi yī rén, shuòdà qiě yǎn. Wùmèi wúwéi, zhǎnzhuǎn fúzhěn. [Pinyin]
- There is the beautiful lady;
Tall and large, and majestic.
Waking or sleeping, I do nothing;
On my side, on my back, with my face on the pillow, I lie.
有美一人，硕大且俨。寤寐无为，辗转伏枕。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- 求之不得，寤寐思服。悠哉悠哉，輾轉反側。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Qiú zhī bù dé, wùmèi sīfú. Yōuzāi yōuzāi, zhǎnzhuǎn fǎncè. [Pinyin]
- He sought her and found her not,
And waking and sleeping he thought about her.
Long he thought; oh! long and anxiously;
On his side, on his back, he turned, and back again.
求之不得，寤寐思服。悠哉悠哉，辗转反侧。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to pass through many hands or places
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
| roll over on side; turn half over | 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. (輾轉) | 輾 | 轉 | |
| simp. (辗转) | 辗 | 转 | |
| alternative forms | 輪轉／轮转 轔轉／辚转 | ||
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
輾轉
- (Southern Min; or Taiwanese Mandarin in reference to Taiwanese proficiency) fluent; smooth
Classifier[edit]
輾轉
- (Mainland China Hokkien) Classifier for small rotations.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Entry #12463”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
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