See also: 天择

Chinese

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day; sky; heaven
pick over; to select; to choose
pick over; to select; to choose; to pick
 
trad. (天擇)
simp. (天择)

Etymology

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Coined by Chinese translator Yan Fu in his translation of Evolution and Ethics by Thomas Henry Huxley.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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天擇

  1. natural selection

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