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自然選擇

自然選擇

See also: 自然选择

Chinese

		nature; the natural world	choice; selection; option
trad. (自然選擇)		自然	選擇
simp. (自然选择)		自然	选择

Noun

自然選擇

natural selection

Synonyms

天擇／天择 (tiānzé)
自然淘汰 (zìrán táotài)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zìrán xuǎnzé

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ jin⁴ syun² zaak⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chū-jiân soán-te̍k / chū-liân soán-te̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìrán xuǎnzé
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhran sheuantzer
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐa̠n³⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ jin⁴ syun² zaak⁶
  - Yale: jih yìhn syún jaahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ jin⁴ syn² dzaak⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² jiːn²¹ ɕyːn³⁵ t͡sɑːk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-jiân soán-te̍k / chū-liân soán-te̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-jiân suán-ti̍k / tsū-liân suán-ti̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxjieen soafndek, zuxlieen soafndek
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ d͡ʑiɛn²⁴ suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚⁴/, /t͡su²²⁻²¹ liɛn²⁴ suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁴¹⁻²² d͡ʑiɛn²⁴ suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪk̚²⁴/, /t͡su⁴¹⁻²² liɛn²⁴ suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ d͡ʑiɛn¹³ suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚¹²¹/, /t͡su²²⁻²¹ liɛn¹³ suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ d͡ʑiɛn²⁴ suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚⁴/, /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ liɛn²⁴ suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ d͡ʑiɛn²³ suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚⁴/, /t͡su³³⁻²¹ liɛn²³ suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚⁴/