<p>For simplified Chinese 仿佛 is correct. I don’t know the history of 彷 and 仿, but I can tell you 100% it is 仿佛. Whatever subtitles you’re watching can be wrong. </p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-12-07T18:22:31.007Z
2019-12-07T18:22:31.007Z
sylvia
<p>I believe 仿 is simplified version of 彷, which actually is not much of a "simplification", so why bother?</p>

<p>I've seen some pretty old printed books, mostly from HK, containing 100% un-simplified characters and 彷 appears in them.</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-12-10T21:50:36.873Z
How about this `彷徨` word? It is in Cedict as a simplified word, defined as `pang2 huang2 to pace back and forth, to hesitate, to be indecisive`.
Matthew Moisen
CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-12-09T05:40:13.367Z
2019-12-09T05:40:13.367Z
Wayne Cheah
<p>A few weeks ago I learned <code>仿佛 fang3fu2 to seem, as if, similar</code>. However today I encountered the similar looking <code>彷彿 fang3fu2</code> in the subtitles for the Hello Mr Billionaire movie that is in Simplified Chinese. </p>

<p>Cedict says that 仿佛 is a variant of 彷彿 but also seems to indicate that 仿佛 is the simplified form for 彷彿 (however I'm not totally clear on this). Baidu actually redirects 彷佛 to 仿佛. Microsoft's pinyin input also suggests 仿佛 and doesn't offer 彷佛 as an option.</p>

<p>The subtitles use 彷彿 three times.</p>

<p>Incidentally, the subtitles also use <code>彷徨</code> which Cedicts defines as <code>pang2 huang2 to pace back and forth, to hesitate, to be indecisive</code></p>

<p><strong>In Simplified Chinese, which is more standard: 彷彿 or 仿佛 ?</strong></p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-12-09T05:50:59.953Z
It's just 异体字. The simplified standard is 仿佛.
Toosky Hierot
<translation>
Simplified Chinese: 彷彿 vs 仿佛
# Simplified Chinese: 彷彿 vs 仿佛

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-12-07)

A few weeks ago I learned `仿佛 fang3fu2 to seem, as if, similar`. However today I encountered the similar looking `彷彿 fang3fu2` in the subtitles for the Hello Mr Billionaire movie that is in Simplified Chinese.

Cedict says that 仿佛 is a variant of 彷彿 but also seems to indicate that 仿佛 is the simplified form for 彷彿 (however I'm not totally clear on this). Baidu actually redirects 彷佛 to 仿佛. Microsoft's pinyin input also suggests 仿佛 and doesn't offer 彷佛 as an option.

The subtitles use 彷彿 three times.

Incidentally, the subtitles also use `彷徨` which Cedicts defines as `pang2 huang2 to pace back and forth, to hesitate, to be indecisive`

**In Simplified Chinese, which is more standard: 彷彿 or 仿佛 ?**

**Tags:** translation
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It's just 异体字. The simplified standard is 仿佛.  

---

## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-12-07. Score: 2

For simplified Chinese 仿佛 is correct. I don’t know the history of 彷 and 仿, but I can tell you 100% it is 仿佛. Whatever subtitles you’re watching can be wrong.


---

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-12-09. Score: 1

I believe 仿 is simplified version of 彷, which actually is not much of a "simplification", so why bother?

I've seen some pretty old printed books, mostly from HK, containing 100% un-simplified characters and 彷 appears in them.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: How about this `彷徨` word? It is in Cedict as a simplified word, defined as `pang2 huang2 to pace back and forth, to hesitate, to be indecisive`.  

---

