基因

Chinese

		base; foundation; basic base; foundation; basic; radical (chem.)	cause; reason; because
simp. and trad. (基因)		基	因
Literally: “fundamental factor”.

Etymology

“gene”: Phono-semantic matching of English gene, coined by geneticist Tan Jiazhen circa 1935.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīyīn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ jan¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kî-yîn
Min Nan (POJ): ki-in

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: jīyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiin
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ jan¹
  - Yale: gēi yān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ jan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ yen¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-yîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi´ in´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ yin¹
  - IPA: /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ in²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-yîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi´ (r)in´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ yin¹
  - IPA: /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)in²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-in
  - Tâi-lô: ki-in
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'yn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² in⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ in³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² in⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ in⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ in⁴⁴/

Noun

基因

(now dated) cause; basic cause
(genetics) gene

Derived terms

基因型 (jīyīnxíng)
基因學／基因学 (jīyīnxué)
基因庫／基因库
基因改造 (jīyīn gǎizào)
基因檢測／基因检测
基因治療／基因治疗

基因突變／基因突变
基因組／基因组 (jīyīnzǔ)
基因轉變／基因转变 (jīyīn zhuǎnbiàn)
等位基因 (děngwèi jīyīn)
轉基因／转基因 (zhuǎnjīyīn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
基	因
き Grade: 5	いん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

基因 (hiragana きいん, rōmaji kiin)

cause; origin

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