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

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• 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

1. 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)

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