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滅絕

滅絕

See also: 灭绝

Chinese

		extinguish	cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means
trad. (滅絕)		滅	絕
simp. (灭绝)		灭	绝
anagram		絕滅／绝灭

Noun

滅絕

extinction

Verb

滅絕

to become extinct

Derived terms

種族滅絕／种族灭绝 (zhǒngzú mièjué)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mièjué

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mit⁶ zyut⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): me̍t-chhie̍t
Min Nan (POJ): bia̍t-choa̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: mièjué
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miehjyue
  - IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕɥ̯œ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mit⁶ zyut⁶
  - Yale: miht jyuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mit⁹ dzyt⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /miːt̚² t͡ɕyːt̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: me̍t-chhie̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: med qied
  - Hagfa Pinyim: med⁶ qiad⁶
  - IPA: /met̚⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯et̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bia̍t-choa̍t
  - Tâi-lô: bia̍t-tsua̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: biadzoat
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɛt̚⁴⁻²¹ t͡suat̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biɛt̚²⁴⁻²² t͡suat̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡suat̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɛt̚⁴⁻³² t͡suat̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɛt̚⁴⁻³² t͡suat̚⁴/