適者生存

See also: 适者生存

Chinese

		to fit; to suit	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)	to live; to exist; to subsist to live; to exist; to subsist; to survive
trad. (適者生存)		適	者	生存
simp. (适者生存)		适	者	生存

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìzhě shēngcún

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄕㄥㄘㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ ze² sang¹ cyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shìzhě shēngcún
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄕㄥㄘㄨㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhjee shengtswen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sik¹ ze² sang¹ cyun⁴
  - Yale: sīk jé sāng chyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ dze² sang¹ tsyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ zé² seng¹ qun⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰyːn²¹/

Idiom

適者生存

survival of the fittest

Japanese

Kanji in this term
適	者	生	存
てき Grade: 5	しゃ Grade: 3	せい Grade: 1	ぞん Grade: 6

Etymology

適 adapted + 者 one + 生存 survives

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [te̞kʲiɕa̠ se̞ːzõ̞ɴ]

Noun

適者生存 (hiragana てきしゃせいぞん, rōmaji tekisha seizon)

the survival of the fittest

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