擇期

Chinese

		pick over; to select; to choose pick over; to select; to choose; to pick	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
trad. (擇期)		擇	期
simp. (择期)		择	期

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zéqī, zéqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄜˊ ㄑㄧ, ㄗㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): te̍k-kî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zéqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄜˊ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zéci
    • Wade–Giles: tsê²-chʻi¹
    • Yale: dzé-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzerchi
    • Palladius: цзэци (czɛci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zéqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zécí
    • Wade–Giles: tsê²-chʻi²
    • Yale: dzé-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzerchyi
    • Palladius: цзэци (czɛci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: te̍k-kî
    • Tâi-lô: ti̍k-kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: degkii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɪk̚²⁴⁻² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ki¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² ki²³/

Verb

擇期

1. to select a date; to choose an appropriate date

Adjective

擇期

1. (medicine, of surgery) elective

   擇期手術／择期手术  ―  zéqī shǒushù  ―  elective surgery