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): ㄐㄧㄢㄒㄩㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan¹ syun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiānxuǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢㄒㄩㄢˇ
  - 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

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

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