"自然淘汰" meaning in Chinese

See 自然淘汰 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː²² jiːn²¹ tʰou̯²¹ tʰaːi̯³³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /t͡su³³⁻²¹ ziɛn²³⁻³³ tɤ²³⁻³³ tʰai²¹/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Kaohsiung]
Etymology: Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 自然淘汰(しぜんとうた) (shizentōta). Etymology templates: {{obor|zh|ja|-}} Orthographic borrowing from Japanese, {{ja-r|自然淘汰|しぜんとうた}} 自然淘汰(しぜんとうた) (shizentōta) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 自然淘汰
  1. natural selection Synonyms: 自然選擇 (zìrán xuǎnzé), 自然选择 (zìrán xuǎnzé), 天擇 (tiānzé), 天择 (tiānzé)
    Sense id: en-自然淘汰-zh-noun-Qt0Ibnu1 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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          "roman": "zìrán xuǎnzé",
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          "roman": "zìrán xuǎnzé",
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tzyhran taurtay"
    },
    {
      "roman": "czyžanʹ taotaj",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цзыжань таотай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/",
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "jih yìhn tòuh taai"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji⁶ yin⁴ tou⁴ tai³"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
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      "zh_pron": "chū-jiân tô-thài"
    },
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
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      "zh_pron": "tsū-jiân tô-thài"
    },
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      ],
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuxjieen doi'taix"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
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        "Quanzhou-like accent in Taiwan"
      ],
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chīr-jiân tô-thài"
    },
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        "Quanzhou-like accent in Taiwan"
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsīr-jiân tô-thài"
    }
  ],
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      "zh_pron": "zìrán táotài"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄊㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zìhrán táotài"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tzŭ⁴-jan² tʻao²-tʻai⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dz̀-rán táu-tài"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tzyhran taurtay"
    },
    {
      "roman": "czyžanʹ taotaj",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цзыжань таотай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/",
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        "Standard-Chinese",
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi⁶ jin⁴ tou⁴ taai³"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "jih yìhn tòuh taai"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzi⁶ jin⁴ tou⁴ taai³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji⁶ yin⁴ tou⁴ tai³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː²² jiːn²¹ tʰou̯²¹ tʰaːi̯³³/",
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chū-jiân tô-thài"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsū-jiân tô-thài"
    },
    {
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        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuxjieen doi'taix"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su³³⁻²¹ ziɛn²³⁻³³ tɤ²³⁻³³ tʰai²¹/",
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        "General Taiwanese"
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        "Kaohsiung"
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      "zh_pron": "tsīr-jiân tô-thài"
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "zìrán xuǎnzé",
      "word": "自然選擇"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zìrán xuǎnzé",
      "word": "自然选择"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tiānzé",
      "word": "天擇"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tiānzé",
      "word": "天择"
    }
  ],
  "word": "自然淘汰"
}

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