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選舉

選舉

See also: 選挙 and 选举

Chinese

		to choose; to pick; to select to choose; to pick; to select; to elect	to lift; to hold up; to cite to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect
trad. (選舉)		選	舉
simp. (选举)		选	举

Verb

選舉

to elect
(historical, archaic) to nominate for an official post

Noun

選舉

election

Derived terms

選舉權／选举权 (xuǎnjǔquán)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xuǎnjǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syun² geoi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sién-kí
Min Nan (POJ): soán-kú / soán-kír / soán-kí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuǎnjǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuanjeu
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun² geoi²
  - Yale: syún géui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn² goey²
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyːn³⁵ kɵy̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sién-kí
  - Hakka Romanization System: xien` gi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xian³ gi³
  - IPA: /ɕi̯en³¹ ki³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán-kú
  - Tâi-lô: suán-kú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soafnkuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán-kír
  - Tâi-lô: suán-kír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán-kí
  - Tâi-lô: suán-kí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soafnkie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴¹/