間選

Chinese

		interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)	to choose; to pick; to select to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
trad. (間選)		間	選
simp. (間选)		間	选

Etymology

Short for 間接選舉／间接选举 (jiànjiē xuǎnjǔ).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiānxuǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan¹ syun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiānxuǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiansyuǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chien¹-hsüan³
    • Yale: jyān-sywǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiansheuan
    • Palladius: цзяньсюань (czjanʹsjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan¹ syun²
    • Yale: gāan syún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan¹ syn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan¹ xun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn⁵⁵ syːn³⁵/

Noun

間選

1. indirect election

   Antonyms: 直接選舉 / 直接选举 (zhíjiē xuǎnjǔ), 直選 / 直选 (zhíxuǎn)