# 揀選
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiǎnxuǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan$^2$ syun$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kién-sién / kián-sién
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kéng-soán / kúiⁿ-soán / kán-soán
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$ke-shi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnxuǎn [Phonetic: jiánxuǎn]
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnsyuǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^3$-hsüan$^3$
*** Yale: jyǎn-sywǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeansheuan
*** Palladius: цзяньсюань (czjanʹsjuanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaan$^2$ syun$^2$
*** Yale: gáan syún
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaan$^2$ syn$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gan$^2$ xun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːn³⁵ syːn³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kién-sién
*** Hakka Romanization System: gien$^ˋ$ xien$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gian$^3$ xian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯en³¹ si̯en³¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kián-sién
*** Hakka Romanization System: gian$^ˋ$ xien$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gian$^3$ xian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯an³¹ si̯en³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kéng-soán
*** Tâi-lô: kíng-suán
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kefngsoarn
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suan⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suan⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúiⁿ-soán
*** Tâi-lô: kuínn-suán
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kvuysoarn
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kuĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suan⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-soán
*** Tâi-lô: kán-suán
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kafnsoarn
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suan⁵³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$ke-shi
*** MiniDict: ke$^去$ shi
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$ke-xi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ke³³ ɕi⁴⁴/

### Verb

揀選
* to select; to pick

#### Synonyms

* 取 (qǔ)
* 取捨／取舍 (qǔshě)
* 抉擇／抉择 (juézé)
* 挑選／挑选 (tiāoxuǎn)
* 掄／抡 (lún) (literary)
* 採擇／采择 (cǎizé)
* 揀／拣 (jiǎn)
* 揀擇／拣择 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 摘
* 摘揀／摘拣 (Hokkien)
* 看中 (kànzhòng)
* 相中
* 簡／简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
* 選中／选中 (xuǎnzhòng)
* 選取／选取 (xuǎnqǔ)
* 選定／选定 (xuǎndìng)
* 選擇／选择 (xuǎnzé)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 選, 擇 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 挑選, 選擇, 揀選, 挑揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 挑, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 挑, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 挑, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 揀選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 挑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 挑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 選 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 挑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 挑, 挑選, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 挑, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 剔, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 挑, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 挑, 剔 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 揀, 挑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 挑揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 擇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 挑, 選 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 挑, 揀, 挑揀, 選擇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 挑, 挑選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 選擇, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 揀, 挑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 挑 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 挑, 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 挑, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 選, 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 挑, 刁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 擇, 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 揀, 選, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 挑, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 刁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 挑選, 揀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 挑, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 挑, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 揀, 選, 挑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 擇, 選, 挑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 揀 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 揀 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 揀, 擇 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 揀 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 挑, 擇 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 擇 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 揀 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 擇 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Changting | 擇 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 擇 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 擇 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 擇 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 擇 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 選 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 揀 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 揀 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 揀, 擇 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 擇, 揀 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 挑 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 |
| Jin | Datong | 挑 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 挑, 選 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 揀, 挑揀 |
| Jin | Linhe | 揀, 挑, 挑選 |
| Jin | Jining | 挑, 選擇 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 挑 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Handan | 挑, 挑揀 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Suide | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 剔, 擇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 揀, 選, 揀擇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 選, 揀 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 擇, 揀 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 選 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 選 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 選 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 揀, 選 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 挑, 揀 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Wu | Danyang | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 挑 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 挑, 選, 擇揀 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 揀 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 揀, 挑, 剔 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 擇 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 選, 挑, 揀 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 擇 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 擇, 揀, 挑 |

#### Derived terms

* 無條件的揀選／无条件的拣选 (wútiáojiàn de jiǎnxuǎn)