Chinese Word Entry
適者生存Simplified Chinese form: 适者生存
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄕˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | shì zhě shēng cún |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | sik1 ze2 sang1 cyun4 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 適 | suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable, match, comfortable, just |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕˋ (shì), ㄎㄨㄛˋ (kuò), ㄉㄧˊ (dí), ㄊㄧˋ (tì), ㄓㄜˊ (zhé) |
| Cantonese: | sik1 |
| Japanese: | テキ (teki)、 セキ (seki) / かな.う (kanau)、 ゆく (yuku)、 まさに (masani) |
| Korean: | 적 (jeog), 척 (cheog) |
| Vietnamese: | thích, đích |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 适 |
| 者 | someone, person, that which, he who, those who |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄜˇ (zhě) |
| Cantonese: | ze2 |
| Japanese: | シャ (sha) / もの (mono) |
| Korean: | 자 (ja) |
| Vietnamese: | giả |
Variants
| Simplified Japanese form: | 者 |
| 生 | life, genuine, birth, living, lifetime |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕㄥ (shēng) |
| Cantonese: | sang1 |
| Japanese: | セイ (sei)、 ショウ (shou) / い.きる (ikiru)、 い.かす (ikasu)、 い.ける (ikeru)、 う.まれる (umareru)、 う.まれ (umare)、 う.む (umu)、 お.う (ou)、 は.える (haeru)、 は.やす (hayasu)、 き (ki)、 なま (nama)、 なま- (nama-)、 な.る (naru)、 な.す (nasu)、 む.す (musu)、 -う (-u) |
| Korean: | 생 (saeng) |
| Vietnamese: | sanh, sinh |
| 存 | exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel, live, be, survive, remain |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄘㄨㄣˊ (cún) |
| Cantonese: | cyun4 |
| Japanese: | ソン (son)、 ゾン (zon) / ながら.える (nagaraeru)、 あ.る (aru)、 たも.つ (tamotsu)、 と.う (tou) |
| Korean: | 존 (jon) |
| Vietnamese: | tồn |