當選

See also: 当選, and 当选

Chinese

		to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	to choose; to pick; to select to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
trad. (當選)		當	選
simp. (当选)		当	选

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 当選(とうせん) (tōsen).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngxuǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄒㄩㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ syun²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tông-sién
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tng-soán / tòng-soán / tong-soán

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngxuǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄒㄩㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangsyuǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-hsüan³
    • Yale: dāng-sywǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangsheuan
    • Palladius: дансюань (dansjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dong¹ syun²
    • Yale: dōng syún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ syn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ xun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ syːn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-sién
    • Hakka Romanization System: dong^ˊ xien^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ xian³
    • Sinological IPA: /toŋ²⁴ si̯en³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-soán
    • Tâi-lô: tng-suán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngsoarn
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² suan⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍³³ suan⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tòng-soán
    • Tâi-lô: tòng-suán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dorngsoarn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ suan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ suan⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-soán
    • Tâi-lô: tong-suán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongsoarn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ suan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ suan⁵³/

Verb

當選

1. to get elected; to be elected

   新當選的政府／新当选的政府  ―  xīn dāngxuǎn de zhèngfǔ  ―  newly-elected government

   • 經濟危機、戰爭、對當前布什政府政策的不滿，是奧巴馬得以當選的主要原因，這些因素導致人心思變，對奧巴馬提出的「變革」的競選口號做出了積極響應。 [MSC, trad.]
     经济危机、战争、对当前布什政府政策的不满，是奥巴马得以当选的主要原因，这些因素导致人心思变，对奥巴马提出的「变革」的竞选口号做出了积极响应。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2008: Zhou Qi (周琪), 【美国大选观察】奥巴马为什么大胜？

     Jīngjì wēijī, zhànzhēng, duì dāngqián bùshén zhèngfǔ zhèngcè de bùmǎn, shì àobāmǎ déyǐ dāngxuǎn de zhǔyào yuányīn, zhèxiē yīnsù dǎozhì rénxīnsībiàn, duì àobāmǎ tíchū de “biàngé” de jìngxuǎn kǒuhào zuòchū le jījí xiǎngyìng. [Pinyin]

     The economic crisis, the Iraq War and dissatisfaction with the Bush administration were the main why Obama was elected. Americans were longing for change and responded enthusiastically to Obama's campaign slogan of "CHANGE".

Related terms

• 入選／入选 (rùxuǎn)

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