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基因

基因

Chinese

		base; foundation	reason; factor
simp. and trad. (基因)		基	因
Literally: “fundamental factor”.

Noun

基因

gene

Derived terms

基因型
基因庫／基因库
基因改造 (jīyīn gǎizào)
基因檢測／基因检测
基因治療／基因治疗

基因突變／基因突变
基因組／基因组 (jīyīnzǔ)
基因轉變／基因转变 (jīyīn zhuǎnbiàn)
轉基因／转基因 (zhuǎnjīyīn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
基	因
き Grade: 5	いん Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

基因 ‎(hiragana きいん, romaji kiin)

cause; origin

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English gene.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīyīn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ jan¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kî-yîn
Min Nan (POJ): ki-in

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiin
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ jan¹
  - Yale: gēi yān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ jan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-yîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi´ in´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ yin¹
  - IPA: /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ in²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-yîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi´ (r)in´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ yin¹
  - IPA: /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)in²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-in
  - Tâi-lô: ki-in
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² in⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ in³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² in⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ in⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ in⁴⁴/