優生
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See also: 优生
Chinese
[edit]excellent; superior | to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | ||
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trad. (優生) | 優 | 生 | |
simp. (优生) | 优 | 生 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄡ ㄕㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yousheng
- Wade–Giles: yu1-shêng1
- Yale: yōu-shēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iousheng
- Palladius: юшэн (jušɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /joʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jau1 sang1
- Yale: yāu sāng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jau1 sang1
- Guangdong Romanization: yeo1 seng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iu-seng
- Tâi-lô: iu-sing
- Phofsit Daibuun: iusefng
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /iu⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Verb
[edit]優生
- to give birth to healthy babies
Usage notes
[edit]This term is usually translated or treated as the equivalent of “eugenic(s)” in Chinese. However, the basic meanings in the two languages are drastically different, and this Chinese term does not carry the negative connotations that are usually associated with the English term(s).
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]優生
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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優 | 生 |
ゆう Grade: 6 |
せい Grade: 1 |
on'yomi |
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
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- Japanese terms spelled with 優 read as ゆう
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