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變色龍

變色龍

See also: 变色龙

Chinese

		to change color; to discolor	dragon; imperial; Long (a surname)
trad. (變色龍)		變色	龍
simp. (变色龙)		变色	龙
Literally: “colour-changing dragon”.

Noun

變色龍

chameleon
(slang) an opportunist; a fickle person

Synonyms

變色蜥蜴／变色蜥蜴 (biànsè xīyì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): biànsèlóng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bin³ sik¹ lung⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pien-set-liùng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: biànsèlóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biannsehlong
  - IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bin³ sik¹ lung⁴
  - Yale: bin sīk lùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bin³ sik⁷ lung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /piːn³³ sɪk̚⁵ lʊŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pien-set-liùng
  - Hakka Romanization System: bien sed` liungˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bian⁴ sed⁵ liung²
  - IPA: /pi̯en⁵⁵ set̚² li̯uŋ¹¹/