簡拔

Chinese

		simple	pull up; pull out; select pull up; pull out; select; promote
trad. (簡拔)		簡	拔
simp. (简拔)		简	拔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎnbá

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² bat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnbá
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnbá
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-pa²
    • Yale: jyǎn-bá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanbar
    • Palladius: цзяньба (czjanʹba)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan² bat⁶
    • Yale: gáan baht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² bat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan² bed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³⁵ pɐt̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: keanX beat

Rime
Character	簡	拔
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	山 (73)	鎋 (75)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	II
Fanqie	古限切	蒲八切
Baxter	keanX	beat
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠɛnX/	/bˠɛt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚænX/	/bᵚæt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kænX/	/bæt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kəɨnX/	/bəɨt̚/
Li Rong	/kɛnX/	/bɛt̚/
Wang Li	/kænX/	/bæt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kănX/	/bʱat̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiǎn	bá
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaan2	baat6

Verb

簡拔

1. (literary) to select (talented or capable individuals)

   • 侍中、侍郎郭攸之、費禕、董允等，此皆良實，志慮忠純，是以先帝簡拔以遺陛下。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     侍中、侍郎郭攸之、费祎、董允等，此皆良实，志虑忠纯，是以先帝简拔以遗陛下。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang), 《出師表》

     Shìzhōng, shìláng Guō Yōuzhī, Fèi Yī, Dǒng Yǔn děng, cǐ jiē liángshí, zhìlǜ zhōngchún, shìyǐ xiāndì jiǎnbá yǐ wèi bìxià. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 選拔／选拔 (xuǎnbá)