更番 gēng fān ㄍㄥ ㄈㄢ gang1 faan1
- alternately
- by turns
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更
- 更加 gèng jiā ㄍㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚ gang3 gaa1 more (than sth else)
- 更动 更動 gēng dòng ㄍㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ gang1 dung6 to change
- 更换 更換 gēng huàn ㄍㄥ ㄏㄨㄢˋ gang1 wun6 to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
- 更改 gēng gǎi ㄍㄥ ㄍㄞˇ gang1 goi2 to alter
- 更新 gēng xīn ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ gang1 san1 to replace the old with new
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- 更是 gèng shì ㄍㄥˋ ㄕˋ gang3 si6 even more (so)
- 变更 變更 biàn gēng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄥ bin3 gang1 to change
- 更衣室 gēng yī shì ㄍㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ gang1 ji1 sat1 change room; dressing room; locker room
- 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄥ zi6 lik6 gang1 sang1 regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
- 一更 yī gēng ㄧ ㄍㄥ jat1 gaang1 first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
- 三更 sān gēng ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ saam1 gaang1 third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)
- 二更 èr gēng ㄦˋ ㄍㄥ ji6 gaang1 second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
- 五更 wǔ gēng ㄨˇ ㄍㄥ ng5 gaang1 fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
- 停更 tíng gēng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄥ ting4 gang3 to stop updating (content)
- 催更 cuī gēng ㄘㄨㄟ ㄍㄥ ceoi1 gang3 (slang) (of a follower) to urge (a blogger etc) to post some fresh content (abbr. for 催促更新)
- 初更 chū gēng ㄔㄨ ㄍㄥ co1 gaang1 first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
- 四更 sì gēng ㄙˋ ㄍㄥ sei3 gaang1 fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
- 守更 shǒu gēng ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄥ sau2 gaang1 to keep watch during the night
- 巡更 xún gēng ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄥ ceon4 gang3 to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs
- 打更 dǎ gēng ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄥ daa2 gaang1 to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
番
- 番茄 fān qié ㄈㄢ ㄑㄧㄝˊ faan1 ke2 tomato
- 翻番 fān fān ㄈㄢ ㄈㄢ faan1 faan1 to double
- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 生番 shēng fān ㄕㄥ ㄈㄢ saang1 faan1 barbarian
- 番刀 fān dāo ㄈㄢ ㄉㄠ faan1 dou1 type of machete used by Taiwan aborigines, worn at the waist in an open-sided scabbard
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- 番剧 番劇 fān jù ㄈㄢ ㄐㄩˋ faan1 kek6 anime series
- 番客 fān kè ㄈㄢ ㄎㄜˋ faan1 haak3 (old) foreigner; alien
- 番椒 fān jiāo ㄈㄢ ㄐㄧㄠ faan1 ziu1 hot pepper
- 番瓜 fān guā ㄈㄢ ㄍㄨㄚ faan1 gwaa1 (dialect) pumpkin
- 番界 fān jiè ㄈㄢ ㄐㄧㄝˋ faan1 gaai3 territory occupied by aborigines in Taiwan (old)
- 番番 fān fān ㄈㄢ ㄈㄢ faan1 faan1 time and time again
- 番禺 Pān yú ㄆㄢ ㄩˊ pun1 jyu4 see 番禺区
- 番菜 fān cài ㄈㄢ ㄘㄞˋ faan1 coi3 (old) Western-style food
- 番薯 fān shǔ ㄈㄢ ㄕㄨˇ faan1 syu2 (dialect) sweet potato
- 番号 番號 fān hào ㄈㄢ ㄏㄠˋ faan1 hou6 number of military unit
- 番路 Fān lù ㄈㄢ ㄌㄨˋ faan1 lou6 Fanlu Township in Chiayi County 嘉义县, west Taiwan
- 番邦 fān bāng ㄈㄢ ㄅㄤ faan1 bong1 (old) foreign land
- 番鸭 番鴨 fān yā ㄈㄢ ㄧㄚ faan1 aap3 Muscovy duck
- 番麦 番麥 fān mài ㄈㄢ ㄇㄞˋ faan1 mak6 (Tw) corn (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [huan-be̍h])
- 里番 裏番 lǐ fān ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄢ erotic anime; pornographic animation (loanword modeled on Japanese 裏番組 ura bangumi, "program aired opposite another", reinterpreted in Chinese ACG usage as "adult anime")
Idioms with these characters
- 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè ㄠˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6 to stay up through the night (idiom)
- 除旧更新 除舊更新 chú jiù gēng xīn ㄔㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ceoi4 gau6 gang1 san1 to replace the old with new (idiom)
- 更深人静 更深人靜 gēng shēn rén jìng ㄍㄥ ㄕㄣ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gaang1 sam1 jan4 zing6 deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
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- 更有甚者 gèng yǒu shèn zhě ㄍㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄜˇ gang3 jau5 sam6 ze2 furthermore (idiom)
- 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
- 少不更事 shào bù gēng shì ㄕㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕˋ (idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears
- 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè ㄕㄣ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ sam1 gang1 bun3 je6 in the dead of night (idiom)
- 万象更新 萬象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn ㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ maan6 zoeng6 gang3 san1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
- 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄥ zi6 lik6 gang1 sang1 regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)