直選

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	to choose; to pick; to select to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
trad. (直選)		直	選
simp. (直选)		直	选

Etymology

Short for 直接選舉／直接选举 (zhíjiē xuǎnjǔ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhíxuǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄒㄩㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ syun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhíxuǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄒㄩㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhsyuǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chih²-hsüan³
  - Yale: jŕ-sywǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrsheuan
  - Palladius: чжисюань (čžisjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik⁶ syun²
  - Yale: jihk syún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ syn²
  - Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ xun²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² syːn³⁵/

Noun

直選

direct election
Antonyms: 間接選舉／间接选举 (jiànjiē xuǎnjǔ), 間選／间选 (jiānxuǎn)

Korean

Hanja in this term
直	選

Proper noun

直選 • (Jikseon) (hangeul 직선)

Hanja form^? of 직선 (“direct election”).

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