天擇

See also: 天择

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	pick over; to select; to choose pick over; to select; to choose; to pick
trad. (天擇)		天	擇
simp. (天择)		天	择

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiānzé

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄗㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ zaak⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thian-te̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiānzé
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄗㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tianzé
  - Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-tsê²
  - Yale: tyān-dzé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiantzer
  - Palladius: тяньцзэ (tjanʹczɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ zaak⁶
  - Yale: tīn jaahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ dzaak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ zag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡saːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-te̍k
  - Tâi-lô: thian-ti̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiendek
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ tiɪk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚⁴/

Noun

天擇

natural selection

Synonyms

自然選擇／自然选择 (zìrán xuǎnzé)
自然淘汰 (zìrán táotài)

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