改弦更張

Chinese


trad. (改弦更張)		改弦	更張
simp. (改弦更张)		改弦	更张
Literally: “to re-tune the strings or re-string the instrument”.

Etymology

The latter component has been attested as late as the Book of Han in a passage quoting verbatim from a letter by Dong Zhongshu to the Emperor Wu of Han [104 BCE].

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǎixiángēngzhāng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄥㄓㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goi² jin⁴ gang¹ zoeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǎixiángēngzhāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄥㄓㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǎisiángengjhang
  - Wade–Giles: kai³-hsien²-kêng¹-chang¹
  - Yale: gǎi-syán-gēng-jāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaeshyangengjang
  - Palladius: гайсяньгэнчжан (gajsjanʹgɛnčžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: goi² jin⁴ gang¹ zoeng¹
  - Yale: gói yìhn gāng jēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goi² jin⁴ gang¹ dzoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: goi² yin⁴ geng¹ zêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯³⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

改弦更張

to reform or revamp (a system or policy)

Synonyms

改弦易轍／改弦易辙 (gǎixiányìzhé)
改弦易張／改弦易张

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