奔放

Chinese

		go to; towards; to hurry or rush go to; towards; to hurry or rush; to run quickly; to elope	to release; to free; to let go to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
simp. and trad. (奔放)		奔	放

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bēnfàng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣㄈㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ban¹ fong³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): pun-hòng / phun-hòng

(Teochew, Peng'im): bung¹ huang³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bēnfàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣㄈㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: benfàng
  - Wade–Giles: pên¹-fang⁴
  - Yale: bēn-fàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: benfanq
  - Palladius: бэньфан (bɛnʹfan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ban¹ fong³
  - Yale: bān fong
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ban¹ fong³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ben¹ fong³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pun-hòng
  - Tâi-lô: pun-hòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: punhoxng
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /pun³³ hɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phun-hòng
  - Tâi-lô: phun-hòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phunhoxng
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /pʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰun⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bung¹ huang³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pung huàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puŋ³³⁻²³ huaŋ²¹³/

Adjective

奔放

(of thought, feelings, etc.) bold and unrestrained; untrammeled; wild
熱情奔放／热情奔放 ― rèqíng bēnfàng ― unrestrained enthusiasm

筆意奔放／笔意奔放 ― bǐyì bēnfàng ― unrestrained artistry

剛健奔放／刚健奔放 ― gāngjiàn bēnfàng ― bold and vigorous

Synonyms

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慷慨 (kāngkǎi)
曠達 / 旷达 (kuàngdá) (formal)
粗獷 / 粗犷
豪宕 (háodàng) (literary)
豪放 (háofàng)
豪爽 (háoshuǎng)
豪邁 / 豪迈 (háomài)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (奔放):

→ Japanese: 奔(ほん)放(ぽう) (honpō)
→ Korean: 분방(奔放) (bunbang)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奔	放
ほん Grade: S	ほう > ぽう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほんぽー [hòńpóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [hõ̞mpo̞ː]

Adjective

奔(ほん)放(ぽう) • (honpō) ^{←ほんぱう (fonpau)^?}-na (adnominal 奔(ほん)放(ぽう)な (honpō na), adverbial 奔(ほん)放(ぽう)に (honpō ni))

wild, bohemian, uninhibited

Inflection

Inflection of 奔放
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	奔放だろ	ほんぽうだろ	honpō daro
Continuative (連用形)	奔放で	ほんぽうで	honpō de
Terminal (終止形)	奔放だ	ほんぽうだ	honpō da
Attributive (連体形)	奔放な	ほんぽうな	honpō na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	奔放なら	ほんぽうなら	honpō nara
Imperative (命令形)	奔放であれ	ほんぽうであれ	honpō de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	奔放ではない奔放じゃない	ほんぽうではないほんぽうじゃない	honpō de wa nai honpō ja nai
Informal past	奔放だった	ほんぽうだった	honpō datta
Informal negative past	奔放ではなかった奔放じゃなかった	ほんぽうではなかったほんぽうじゃなかった	honpō de wa nakatta honpō ja nakatta
Formal	奔放です	ほんぽうです	honpō desu
Formal negative	奔放ではありません奔放じゃありません	ほんぽうではありませんほんぽうじゃありません	honpō de wa arimasen honpō ja arimasen
Formal past	奔放でした	ほんぽうでした	honpō deshita
Formal negative past	奔放ではありませんでした奔放じゃありませんでした	ほんぽうではありませんでしたほんぽうじゃありませんでした	honpō de wa arimasen deshita honpō ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	奔放で	ほんぽうで	honpō de
Conditional	奔放なら（ば）	ほんぽうなら（ば）	honpō nara (ba)
Provisional	奔放だったら	ほんぽうだったら	honpō dattara
Volitional	奔放だろう	ほんぽうだろう	honpō darō
Adverbial	奔放に	ほんぽうに	honpō ni
Degree	奔放さ	ほんぽうさ	honpōsa

Noun

奔(ほん)放(ぽう) • (honpō) ^{←ほんぱう (fonpau)^?}

uninhibitedness

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“奔放”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
奔	放

Noun

奔放 • (bunbang) (hangeul 분방)

hanja form^? of 분방 (“being wild, being unrestrained”)

[SMK7-1] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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