"天擇" meaning in Chinese

See 天擇 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡saːk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /tʰiɛn³³ tiɪk̚²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚¹²¹/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/, /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡saːk̚²/, /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚⁴/, /tʰiɛn³³ tiɪk̚²⁴/, /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚¹²¹/, /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚⁴/, /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚⁴/ Chinese transliterations: tiānzé [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄜˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tin¹ zaak⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], thian-te̍k, tiānzé [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tianzé [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻien¹-tsê² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tyān-dzé [Mandarin, Yale], tiantzer [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тяньцзэ [Mandarin, Palladius], tjanʹczɛ [Mandarin, Palladius], tīn jaahk [Cantonese, Yale], tin¹ dzaak⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tin¹ zag⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], thian-te̍k [Hokkien, POJ], thian-ti̍k [Hokkien, Tai-lo], tiendek [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 天择
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 天擇
  1. natural selection Categories (topical): Evolutionary theory Synonyms: 自然選擇/自然选择 (zìrán xuǎnzé), 自然淘汰 (zìrán táotài), 自然選擇 (zìrán xuǎnzé), 自然选择 (zìrán xuǎnzé)
    Sense id: en-天擇-zh-noun-Qt0Ibnu1 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiantzer"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "tjanʹczɛ"
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      "zh-pron": "tin¹ dzaak⁹"
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      "zh-pron": "tin¹ zag⁶"
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "thian-te̍k"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thian-ti̍k"
    },
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "zh-pron": "tiendek"
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      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
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      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn³³ tiɪk̚²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
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      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚¹²¹/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡saːk̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚⁴/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn³³ tiɪk̚²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚¹²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚⁴/"
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  "word": "天擇"
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      "zh-pron": "tʻien¹-tsê²"
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      "zh-pron": "tyān-dzé"
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "тяньцзэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tjanʹczɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīn jaahk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tin¹ dzaak⁹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "tin¹ zag⁶"
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      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡saːk̚²/",
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        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "thian-te̍k"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thian-ti̍k"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiendek"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn³³ tiɪk̚²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚¹²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡saːk̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn³³ tiɪk̚²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚¹²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚⁴/"
    },
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      "roman": "zìrán xuǎnzé",
      "word": "自然選擇/自然选择"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zìrán táotài",
      "word": "自然淘汰"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zìrán xuǎnzé",
      "word": "自然選擇"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zìrán xuǎnzé",
      "word": "自然选择"
    }
  ],
  "word": "天擇"
}

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