粵

變bin3通tung1

simp变通
bin3 tung1biàn tōng

English

  1. pragmatic
  2. flexible
  3. to act differently in different situations
  4. to accommodate to circumstances
  5. to be flexible; to make adaptations

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 可以因應情況唔同而改變自己去適應

Examples

  • 靈活變通

    to adapt flexibly

  • 做嘢要識得變通,唔好一成不變。

    We have to be flexible when doing anything; we must not be rigid.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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