見風轉舵

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner	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	helm; rudder
trad. (見風轉舵)		見	風	轉	舵
simp. (见风转舵)		见	风	转	舵
Literally: “to see the wind and steer the helm”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiànfēngzhuǎnduò

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ fung¹ zyun² to⁴, gin³ fung¹ zyun³ to⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiànfēngzhuǎnduò
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannfengjoanduoh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiànfongjhuǎnduò
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂwän²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ twɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin³ fung¹ zyun² to⁴, gin³ fung¹ zyun³ to⁴
  - Yale: gin fūng jyún tòh, gin fūng jyun tòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ fung¹ dzyn² to⁴, gin³ fung¹ dzyn³ to⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gin³ fung¹ jun² to⁴, gin³ fung¹ jun³ to⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ʃyːn³⁵ tʰɔː²¹/, /kiːn³³ fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ʃyːn³³ tʰɔː²¹/

Idiom

見風轉舵

Synonym of 看風使舵／看风使舵 (kànfēngshǐduò, “to bend with the wind; to change one's position, attitude, behaviour, etc. depending on the situation”).

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