改編

改編

See also: 改编

Chinese

		to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct	weave; plait; organize weave; plait; organize; group; arrange; edit; compile; write; compose; fabricate
trad. (改編)		改	編
simp. (改编)		改	编

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 改編 (かいへん) (kaihen, “reorganisation”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎibiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): goi² pin¹
• Min Nan (POJ): kái-pian / kái-phian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gǎibiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaebian
    • IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: goi² pin¹
    • Yale: gói pīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goi² pin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: goi² pin¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kɔːy̯³⁵ pʰiːn⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-pian
    • Tâi-lô: kái-pian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kay'piefn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kaɪ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɛn³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaɪ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kaɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-phian
    • Tâi-lô: kái-phian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kayphiefn
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kaɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰiɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaɪ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰiɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kaɪ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰiɛn³³/

Verb

改編

1. to adapt

   將小說改編為電影 [MSC, trad.]
   将小说改编为电影 [MSC, simp.]

   jiāng xiǎoshuō gǎibiān wéi diànyǐng [Pinyin]

   to adapt a novel for the screen

2. to reorganise; to revise

   改編軍隊 / 改编军队  ―  gǎibiān jūnduì  ―  to reorganize the army

Noun

改編

1. adaptation
2. reorganisation

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
改	編
かい Grade: 4	へん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かいへん [kàíhéń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ihẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

改編 (hiragana かいへん, rōmaji kaihen)

1. reorganization

   春 (はる)の改編 (かいへん)により以 (い)下 (か)の番組 (ばんぐみ)が終 (しゅう)了 (りょう)

   haru no kaihen ni yori ika no bangumi ga shūryō

   the following programs will end as part of the spring reorganization

Verb

改編する (transitive, hiragana かいへんする, rōmaji kaihen suru)

1. to reorganize

Conjugation

Conjugation of "改編する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	改編し	かいへんし	kaihen shi
Continuative (連用形)	改編し	かいへんし	kaihen shi
Terminal (終止形)	改編する	かいへんする	kaihen suru
Attributive (連体形)	改編する	かいへんする	kaihen suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	改編すれ	かいへんすれ	kaihen sure
Imperative (命令形)	改編せよ¹ 改編しろ²	かいへんせよ¹ かいへんしろ²	kaihen seyo¹ kaihen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	改編される	かいへんされる	kaihen sareru
Causative	改編させる 改編さす	かいへんさせる かいへんさす	kaihen saseru kaihen sasu
Potential	改編できる	かいへんできる	kaihen dekiru
Volitional	改編しよう	かいへんしよう	kaihen shiyō
Negative	改編しない	かいへんしない	kaihen shinai
Negative continuative	改編せず	かいへんせず	kaihen sezu
Formal	改編します	かいへんします	kaihen shimasu
Perfective	改編した	かいへんした	kaihen shita
Conjunctive	改編して	かいへんして	kaihen shite
Hypothetical conditional	改編すれば	かいへんすれば	kaihen sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Descendants

• Chinese: 改編／改编 (gǎibiān)
• Korean: 개편 (gaepyeon)
• Vietnamese: cải biên

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
改	編

Noun

改編 • (gaepyeon) (hangeul 개편)

1. Hanja form^? of 개편 (“reorganization”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
改	編

Verb

改編

1. Hán tự form of cải biên (“to arrange”).