shí​bā​biàn

multiple changes

  • created reference approved 十八变/十八變 → 女大十八变/女大十八變 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十八变 / 十八變 shí​bā​biàn

    女大十八变 / 女大十八變 nǚ​dà​shí​bā​biàn

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 十八变/十八變 · shí​bā​biàn · multiple changes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十八变 / 十八變

    shí​bā​biàn

    multiple changes

    Used to describe something that undergoes many transformations or variations, as seen in the phrase [[女大十八变|女大十八變|nu:3 da4 shi2 ba1 bian4]] regarding a young woman's changing appearance during puberty

    十八 (literal) → 十八 · shí​bā · eighteen 变 (literal) → 变/變 · biàn · to change

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 十八变/十八變 · shí​bā​biàn · hexagram formation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十八变 / 十八變

    shí​bā​biàn

    hexagram formation

    The eighteen changes or steps involving the manipulation of yarrow stalks required to form a hexagram for divination in the "I Ching"

    十八 (literal) → 十八 · shí​bā · eighteen 变 (literal) → 变/變 · biàn · to change

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 十八变/十八變 · shí​bā​biàn · supernatural transformations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十八变 / 十八變

    shí​bā​biàn

    supernatural transformations

    The eighteen miraculous transformations performed by Buddhas or advanced beings in Buddhist tradition

    十八 (literal) → 十八 · shí​bā · eighteen 变 (literal) → 变/變 · biàn · to change

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense