分別

See also: 分别

Chinese

to divide; minute; (a measure word)
to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)
 
other; distinguish; contrary
other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin
 
trad. (分別)
simp. (分别)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/2 2/2
Initial () (1) (3) (1)
Final () (59) (83) (83)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open Open
Division () III III III
Fanqie
Baxter pjun bjet pjet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pɨun/ /bˠiᴇt̚/ /pˠiᴇt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/piun/ /bᵚiɛt̚/ /pᵚiɛt̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/piuən/ /biæt̚/ /piæt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/pun/ /biat̚/ /piat̚/
Li
Rong
/piuən/ /bjɛt̚/ /pjɛt̚/
Wang
Li
/pĭuən/ /bĭɛt̚/ /pĭɛt̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/pi̯uən/ /bʱi̯ɛt̚/ /pi̯ɛt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
fēn bié bie
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fan1 bit6 bit3
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/2 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
fēn bié bié
Middle
Chinese
‹ pjun › ‹ bjet › ‹ pjet ›
Old
Chinese
/*pə[n]/ /*N-pret/ /*pret/
English divide be separated (intr.) separate (tr.)

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/2 2/2
No. 3148 820 821
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 2 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*pɯn/ /*pred/ /*bred/

Verb

分別

  1. to part; to leave each other
  2. to distinguish; to differentiate
    分別…… [MSC, trad.]
    分别…… [MSC, simp.]
    cóng zuǒ zhì yòu fēnbié wéi...... [Pinyin]
    from left to right are...

Synonyms

  • (to part):
  • (to distinguish):

Adverb

分別

  1. separately
  2. respectively

Synonyms

Noun

分別

  1. difference

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (分別):
  • Japanese: 分別(ふんべつ) (funbetsu)
  • Korean: 분별(分別) (bunbyeol)
  • Vietnamese: phân biệt (分別)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ぶん
Grade: 2
べつ
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んべつ [bùńbétsú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟̃mbe̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

(ぶん)(べつ) • (bunbetsu

  1. sorting, classification

Verb

(ぶん)(べつ)する • (bunbetsu surusuru (stem (ぶん)(べつ) (bunbetsu shi), past (ぶん)(べつ)した (bunbetsu shita))

  1. sort (separate according to certain criteria), classify
Conjugation
Conjugation of "分別する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 分別し ぶんべつし bunbetsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 分別し ぶんべつし bunbetsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 分別する ぶんべつする bunbetsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 分別する ぶんべつする bunbetsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 分別すれ ぶんべつすれ bunbetsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 分別せよ¹
分別しろ²
ぶんべつせよ¹
ぶんべつしろ²
bunbetsu seyo¹
bunbetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 分別される ぶんべつされる bunbetsu sareru
Causative 分別させる
分別さす
ぶんべつさせる
ぶんべつさす
bunbetsu saseru
bunbetsu sasu
Potential 分別できる ぶんべつできる bunbetsu dekiru
Volitional 分別しよう ぶんべつしよう bunbetsu shiyō
Negative 分別しない ぶんべつしない bunbetsu shinai
Negative continuative 分別せず ぶんべつせず bunbetsu sezu
Formal 分別します ぶんべつします bunbetsu shimasu
Perfective 分別した ぶんべつした bunbetsu shita
Conjunctive 分別して ぶんべつして bunbetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional 分別すれば ぶんべつすれば bunbetsu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ふん
Grade: 2
べつ
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んべつ [fúꜜǹbètsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • (Tokyo) んべつ [fùńbétsú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟̃mbe̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

(ふん)(べつ) • (funbetsu

  1. sense (sound judgment), discretion
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 3, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:
      (わたくし)には()(しき)もなく、(けい)(けん)もなく、また(ふん)(べつ)もありませんでした。
      Watakushi ni wa chishiki mo naku, keiken mo naku, mata funbetsu mo arimasen deshita.
      I had no knowledge, no experience, and also no sense.
Derived terms
  • 分別盛(ふんべつざか) (funbetsuzakari)
  • 分別(ふんべつ)くさい (funbetsukusai, prudent-looking)

Verb

(ふん)(べつ)する • (funbetsu surusuru (stem (ふん)(べつ) (funbetsu shi), past (ふん)(べつ)した (funbetsu shita))

  1. discern
Conjugation
Conjugation of "分別する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 分別し ふんべつし funbetsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 分別し ふんべつし funbetsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 分別する ふんべつする funbetsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 分別する ふんべつする funbetsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 分別すれ ふんべつすれ funbetsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 分別せよ¹
分別しろ²
ふんべつせよ¹
ふんべつしろ²
funbetsu seyo¹
funbetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 分別される ふんべつされる funbetsu sareru
Causative 分別させる
分別さす
ふんべつさせる
ふんべつさす
funbetsu saseru
funbetsu sasu
Potential 分別できる ふんべつできる funbetsu dekiru
Volitional 分別しよう ふんべつしよう funbetsu shiyō
Negative 分別しない ふんべつしない funbetsu shinai
Negative continuative 分別せず ふんべつせず funbetsu sezu
Formal 分別します ふんべつします funbetsu shimasu
Perfective 分別した ふんべつした funbetsu shita
Conjunctive 分別して ふんべつして funbetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional 分別すれば ふんべつすれば funbetsu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

分別 • (bunbyeol) (hangeul 분별)

  1. hanja form? of 분별 (classification, differentiation; distinction, discernment)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

分別

  1. chữ Hán form of phân biệt (to distinguish, to discriminate, to discern)