回轉

See also: 迴轉 and 回转

Chinese

		to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	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. (回轉)		回	轉
simp. (回转)		回	转

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huízhuǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ zyun²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fì-chón
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hôe-choán / hê-choán / hôe-tńg
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶we-tsoe₅ / ²we-tsoe₃ / ⁶wei-tsoe₃

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huízhuǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huéijhuǎn
  - Wade–Giles: hui²-chuan³
  - Yale: hwéi-jwǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweijoan
  - Palladius: хуэйчжуань (xuejčžuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ zyun²
  - Yale: wùih jyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ dzyn²
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ jun²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ t͡syːn³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fì-chón
  - Hakka Romanization System: fi^ˇ zon^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fi² zon³
  - Sinological IPA: /fi¹¹ t͡son³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-choán
  - Tâi-lô: huê-tsuán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoezoarn
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³⁻³³ t͡suan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hue²⁴⁻²² t͡suan⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-choán
  - Tâi-lô: hê-tsuán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hezoarn
  - IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡suan⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-tńg
  - Tâi-lô: huê-tńg
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'dngr
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³⁻³³ tŋ̍⁴¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶we-tsoe₅
  - MiniDict: we^去 tsoe^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhue-tsoe₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦue²² t͡sø⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²we-tsoe₃
  - MiniDict: we^平 tsoe^上
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦue²² t͡sø³³/
- (Northern: Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ⁶wei-tsoe₃
  - MiniDict: wei^去 tsoe^上
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /ɦuɐɪ²² t͡sø⁴⁴/

Verb

回轉

to turn around
- 張世開聽得後面腳步響，回轉頭來，只見王慶右手掣刀，左手叉開五指，搶上前來。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  张世开听得后面脚步响，回转头来，只见王庆右手掣刀，左手叉开五指，抢上前来。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14^th century CE
  Zhāng Shìkāi tīng dé hòumiàn jiǎobù xiǎng, huízhuǎn tóu lái, zhǐjiàn Wáng Qìng yòushǒu chè dāo, zuǒshǒu chā kāi wǔzhǐ, qiǎng shàng qián lái. [Pinyin]
  Zhang Shikai noticed the footsteps behind him and turned around, seeing Wang Qing holding a knife in his right hand, splaying his fingers in his left hand, dashing towards him.
to return
回轉故鄉／回转故乡 ― huízhuǎn gùxiāng ― to return to one's native place
- 1949, 倪海曙 [Ni Haishu], “阿毛篤爺 [Our Baby Boy's Daddy]”, in 蘇州話詩經 [The Suzhounese Book of Songs], translation of 詩經 [Shījīng]:
  
  抗戰結束又要內戰，陸裏一日俚好回轉？ [Suzhounese, trad.]
  抗战结束又要内战，陆里一日俚好回转？ [Suzhounese, simp.]
  ³khaon₅-tsoe₅ ⁷ciq-soq₇ ⁶yeu ⁵iau ⁶ne-tsoe₅ ⁶lo-li₆ ⁷iq-gniq₈ ¹li ⁵hau ²we-tsoe₃ [Wugniu]
  Resistance was done, a civil war again. When will he ever be ready to return?
to reverse; to turn around

Derived terms

回轉去／回转去, 回轉來／回转来

Japanese

Kanji in this term
回	轉
かい Grade: 2	てん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 回轉 – see the following entry.

【回転かいてん】

[noun] rotation

[noun] revolution (revolving)

[verb] to rotate, to spin

[verb] to revolve

Alternative spelling
廻転

(This term, 回轉, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)