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Found 142 word entries for "轉" Link to this search: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/search/?searchtype=1&text=%E8%BD%89
	Word	jyutping	pinyin	Meaning
	輾轉	zin2 zyun2	zhan3 zhuan3	to toss about in bed; to pass through many hands or places; also 展轉
	好轉	hou2 zyun2	hao3 zhuan3	make a turn for the better, improve
	轉行	zyun3 hong4	zhuan3 xing2	switch to another job; change one's profession
	行返轉頭	haang4 faan1 zyun3 tau4	xing2 fan3 zhuan4 tou2	粵   to turn back
	打返轉頭	daa2 faan1 zyun3 tau4	da3 fan3 zhuan4 tou2	粵   to turn back
	向後轉	hoeng3 hau6 zyun3		about-face
	團團轉	tam4 tam2 zyun3	tuan2 tuan2 zhuan4	國   round and round
	返轉頭	faan1 zyun3 tau4		粵   return; go back
	轉機	[1] zyun2 gei1 [2] zyun3 gei1	zhuan3 ji1	[1] a turn for the better [2] to switch flights
	運轉	wan6 zyun2	yun4 zhuan3	to operate
	週轉	zau1 zyun2	zhou1 zhuan3	turnover (money or goods)
	轉達	zyun2 daat6	zhuan3 da2	to pass on; to convey; to communicate
	轉讓	zyun2 joeng6	zhuan3 rang4	to transfer (technology; goods etc.)
	轉變	zyun2 bin3	zhuan3 bian4	to transform; to change
	轉移	zyun2 ji4	zhuan3 yi2	to shift; to transfer
	轉眼	zyun2 ngaan5		to glance
	轉播	zyun2 bo3	zhuan3 bo1	to relay; to broadcast
	轉換	zyun2 wun6	zhuan3 huan4	to transform; to change; to convert
	轉折	zyun2 zit3	zhuan3 zhe2	the turning point
	轉彎	zyun3 waan1	zhuan3 wan1	to turn round a corner
	轉告	zyun2 gou3	zhuan3 gao4	to pass on; to transmit; to communicate
	轉向	zyun2 hoeng3	zhuan3 xiang4	to change direction; change of direction; (placename) Chuen Heung
	轉化	zyun2 faa3	zhuan3 hua4	to change; to transform
	轉動	zyun2 dung6	zhuan3 dong4	to turn; the act of turning
	轉入	zyun2 jap6	zhuan3 ru4	to change over; to shift to; to switch to
	轉交	zyun2 gaau1	zhuan3 jiao1	to pass on to sb. else
	旋轉	syun4 zyun2	xuan2 zhuan3	whirl
	倒轉	dou3 zyun3		inversion, turn in reverse
	反轉	faan2 zyun3	fan2 zhuan3	backrun, contrarotation, evert, rollback, turn over, turn round
	轉角	zyun3 gok3	zhuan3 jiao3	corner, around the corner
	轉車	zyun3 ce1	zhuan3 che1	transfer to another bus, train, etc.
	轉運	zyun2 wan6	zhuan3 yun4	transportation or transfer of goods; a change of luck (for better or worse)
	調轉	diu6 zyun3	diao4 zhuan3	to transfer one's job
	轉成	zyun3 sing4	zhuan3 cheng2	transfer; transition formula entry, transition formula evaluation
	轉接	zyun3 zip3	zhuan3 jie1	change-over; switch over; through connection; refile
	轉口	zyun2 hau2		transit
	轉世	zyun2 sai3		to be reincarnated
	轉頭	zyun3 tau4		to turn head around
	轉膊	zyun3 bok3		to change shoulders when carrying a load
	轉工	zyun3 gung1		changing a job
	擰轉	ning6 zyun3		twiddle
	轉右	zyun3 jau6		turn right
	轉左	zyun3 zo2		turn left
	昏頭轉向	fan1 tau4 zyun2 hoeng3		dizzying headspin
	旋轉聲	syun4 zyun2/3 seng1		whirr(ing sound)
	轉介	zyun2 gaai3		exchange, referral
	職業轉介	zik1 jip6 zyun2 gaai3		employment exchange
	轉介服務	zyun2 gaai3 fuk6 mou6		referral service
	回轉	wui4 zyun2	hui2 zhuan3	to turn around
	轉身	zyun3 san1		to turn round and stand still
	掉轉頭	diu6 zyun3 tau4	diao4 zhuan4 tou2	粵   upside down; to turn upside down
	旋轉木馬	syun4 zyun2 muk6 maa5	xuan2 zhuan3 mu4 ma3	merry-go-round; roundabout; carousel
	中轉站	zung1 zyun3 zaam6	zhong1 zhuan3 zhan4	hub (network equipment)
	轉車處	zyun3 ce1 syu3	zhuan3 che1 chu4	(bus/train) interchange
	使轉向	sai2 zyun2 hoeng3	shi3 zhuan3 xiang4	divert
	核轉變	hat6 zyun2 bin3	he2 zhuan3 bian4	nuclear transformation; nuclear transmutation
	倒轉頭	dou3 zyun3 tau4	dao4 zhuan4 tou2	粵   upside down
	檔案轉送	dong2 on3 zyun2 sung3	dang4 an4 zhuan3 song4	file transfer
	轉化脂肪	zyun2 faa3 zi1 fong1	zhuan3 hua4 zhi1 fang2	unsaturated fat, trans fat
	轉校	zyun3 haau6		change school
	轉台	zyun3 toi4		switch mobile phone networks
	轉租	zyun2 zou1		to sublet
	玩轉	waan4*2 zyun3	wan2 zhuan3	to possess knowledge of; having command of, being adept in
	自動轉帳	zi6 dung6 zyun2 zoeng3	zi4 dong4 zhuan3 zhang4	autopay, automatic account transfer
	輾轉反側	zin2 zyun2 faan2 zak1	zhan3 zhuan3 fan3 ce4	to toss and turn (when sleepless)
	豎趾旋轉	syu6 zi2 syun4 zyun2	shu4 zhi3 xuan2 zhuan3	pirouette (lit., "vertical toe whirling")
	打白鴿轉	daa2 baak6 gaap3 zyun3		go for a quick walk around the block (lit., "circle like pigeons")
	反轉豬肚就係屎	faan2 zyun3 zyu1 tou5 zau6 hai6 si2		粵   to experience a friend turning into an enemy after a dispute
	旋轉餐廳	syun4 zyun2 caan1 teng1	xuan2 zhuan3 can1 ting1	revolving restaurant
	反轉豬肚就是屎	faan2 zyun3 zyu1 tou5 zau6 si6 si2		experience friends turning into enemies after a dispute
	風水輪流轉	fung1 seoi2 leon4 lau4 zyun2		fortunes change (lit., "wheel of fortune turns")
	轉彎範圍	zyun3 waan1 faan6 wai4		turning radius
	調轉頭	diu6 zyun3 tau4		turns around (in direction); on the contrary
	氹氹轉	tam4 tam2 zyun3		粵   to turn in round; turn around; be extremely busy
	轉換器	zyun2 wun6 hei3		converter
	掉轉	diu6 zyun2		to turn around
	反轉咗	faan2 zyun3 zo2		粵   inside-out
	轉圜	zyun3 waan4*1	zhuan3 huan2	save a situation
	公轉	gung1 zyun3	gong1 zhuan4	orbital revolution
	右轉	jau6 zyun3	you4 zhuan3	dextroduction; dextroversion; rightward rotation; to turn right
	向右轉	hoeng3 jau6 zyun3	xiang4 you4 zhuan3	right face; turn right
	向左轉	hoeng3 zo2 zyun3	xiang4 zuo3 zhuan3	haw; turn left
	大轉彎	daai6 zyun3 waan1	xiang4 hou4 zhuan3	volte-face (a turnabout, esp. of opinion or policy)
	左轉	zo2 zyun3	zuo3 zhuan3	left-hand rotation
	打轉	daa2 zyun3	da3 zhuan4	to spin, rotate, revolve
	空轉	hung1 zyun3	kong1 zhuan4	(of a motor, etc.) idling/racing; no load operation
	自轉	zi6 zyun3*2	zi4 zhuan4	rotation
	時來運轉	si4 loi4 wan6 zyun3	shi2 lai2 yun4 zhuan3	strike lucky; touch lucky
	見風轉舵	gin3 fung1 zyun3 to4	jian4 feng1 zhuan3 duo4	trim's one's sails; changes the topic if the atmosphere is wrong
	轉彎抹角	zyun3 waan1 mut3 gok3	zhuan3 wan1 mo4 jiao3	beat about the bush; indirectly implying
	擰轉頭	ning6 zyun3 tau4		粵   to turn (one's head) around
	轉波	zyun3 bo1	zhuan3 bo1	shift gears; change gears
	經濟轉型	ging1 zai3 zyun2 jing4		economic transformation
	轉瞬	zyun2 seon3	zhuan3 shun4	in a twinkle; in a wink; in a flash
	器官轉化	hei3 gun1 zyun2 faa3	qi4 guan1 zhuai3 hua4	thaumatropy (the transformation of one form of tissue into another)
	換轉	wun6 zyun3		粵   to exchange; to swap
	反轉豬肚	faan2 zyun3 zyu1 tou5		粵   to experience a friend turning into an enemy after a dispute
	轉數快	zyun2 sou3 faai3	zhuan3 shu4 kuai4	粵   sharp, quick-witted, smart
	轉軚	zyun2 taai5		粵   change one's standpoint
	冇彎轉	mou5 waan1 zyun3		粵   a situation with no way out
	婉轉	jyun2 zyun3	wan3 zhuan3	tactful, mild and indirect
	轉捩點	zyun2 lit6 dim2	zhuan3 lie4 dian3	turning point
	轉涼	zyun2 loeng4		[weather] turns cooler, temperature drops
	斗轉星移	dau2 zyun2 sing1 ji4	dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2	(of time or seasons) to pass by; to change
	回心轉意	wui4 sam1 zyun3 ji3	hui2 xin1 zhuan3 yi4	change one's mind
	轉載	zyun2 zoi3	zhuan3 zai4	1.to reprint; post or upload sth. that has already been published 2. to transfer; transport
	轉椅	zyun3 ji2	zhuan4 yi3	a swivel chair
	轉型	zyun2 jing4	zhuan3 xing2	transformation; to transform
	轉戰	zyun2 zin3	zhuan3 zhan4	to switch to a different target; to focus on a new challenge; to attack a different target
	仆轉	puk1 zyun2	pu1 zhuan3	粵   turn around
	轉手	zyun3 sau2	zhuan3 shou3	to sell what one has bought; to pass on
	轉冷	zyun2 laang5	zhuan3 leng3	becomes cold, turn cold, transfers coldly
	自動轉賬	zi6 dung6 zyun2 zoeng3	zi4 dong4 zhuan3 zhang4	automatic transfer, direct deposit, bank autopay
	轉賬卡	zyun2 zoeng3 kaat1	zhuan3 zhang4 ka3	a debit card
	逆轉	jik6 zyun2	ni4 zhuan3	of things to take a turn for the better or for the worse
	轉寄	zyun2 gei3	zhuan3 ji4	to forward (a message, letter, article etc)
	轉發	zyun2 faat3	zhuan3 fa1	transmit, pass on
	展轉騰挪	zin2 zyun2 tang4 no4	zhan3 zhuan3 teng2 nuo2	to triumph after much effort
	扭轉	nau2 zyun3	niu3 zhuan3	turn around; reverse
	轉送	zyun2 sung3	zhuan3 song4	1. transmit; transfer; pass on 2. make a gift of something given to one
	急轉直下	gap1 zyun2 zik6 haa6	ji2 zhuan3 zhi2 xia4	suddenly worsen; take a dramatic plunge
	暗轉	am3 zyun3	an4 zhuan3	blackout
	偷龍轉鳳	tau1 lung4 zyun2 fung6		粵   make a secret substitution; secretly steal a male child and substitute a female child
	側吹轉爐	zak1 ceoi1 zyun3 lou4	ce4 chui1 zhuan3 lu2	side-blown converter
	反轉錄病毒	faan2 zyun3 luk6 beng6 duk6	fan3 zhuan3 lu4 bing4 du2	retrovirus
	能量轉換	nang4 loeng6 zyun2 /zyun3 wun6	neng2 liang4 zhuan3 huan4	[phys.] energy change
	週轉齒輪	zau1 zyun2 ci2 leon4	zhou1 zhuan3 chi3 lun1	an epicycloidal or planetary gear (an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train)
	技術轉讓	gei6 seot6 zyun2 joeng6	ji4 shu4 zhuan3 rang4	technology transfer
	可轉換債券	ho2 zyun2 wun6 zaai3 hyun3	ke3 zhuan3 huan4 zhai4 quan4	convertible bond
	轉化機制	zyun2 faa3 gei1 zai3	zhuan3 hua4 ji1 zhi4	(of State-owned enterprises) to shift to new management mechanisms
	轉喻	zyun3 jyu6	zhuan3 yu4	metonymy
	觸媒轉化器	zuk1 mui4 zyun2 faa3 hei3		a catalytic converter
	轉碼	zyun2 maa5	zhuan3 ma3	transcode, transcoding
	巴黎鐵塔反轉再反轉	baa1 lai4 tit3 taap3 faan2 zyun3 zoi3 faan2 zyun3		粵   french kiss
	阻住地球轉	zo2 zyu6 dei6 kau4 zyun2	zu3 zhu4 di4 qiu2 zhuan3	粵   throw a spanner in the works
	陽入對轉	joeng4 jap6 deoi3 zyun3	yang2 ru4 dui4 zhuan4	nasal-stop alternation
	諗翻轉頭	nam2 faan1 zyun3 tau4		粵   with hindsight
	起承轉合	hei2 sing4 zyun2 hap6	qi3 cheng2 zhuan3 he2	introduction, elucidation of theme, transition of viewpoint, summing up: 4 steps essay composition
	反轉三角式	faan2 zyun3*2 saam1 gok3 sik1		[yoga] Parivritta Trikonasana, Revolved Triangle
	轉式	zyun3*2 sik1		[yoga] Urdhva Dhanurasana, Inverted Bow
	身軀轉動第一式	san1 keoi1 zyun3*2 dung6 dai6 jat1 sik1		[yoga] Bharadvajasana I, Sage Bharadvaja's Pose I
	身軀轉動第二式	san1 keoi1 zyun3*2 dung6 dai6 ji6 sik1		[yoga] Bharadvajasana II, Sage Bharadvaja's Pose II

Found 3 Chinese Examples for "轉"
	講話唔使轉彎抹角	粵 Don't have to beat about the bush when you talk.
	捩轉身就唔見咗人	粵 He disappeared as soon as I turned around.
	正所謂"風水輪流轉"	粵 As the saying goes, "the boot is on the other foot".