基因

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Chinese

		base; foundation; basic base; foundation; basic; (chemistry) radical	cause; reason; because
simp. and trad. (基因)		基	因

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīyīn

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiyin
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-yin¹
  - Yale: jī-yīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiin
  - Palladius: цзиинь (cziinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ jan¹
  - Yale: gēi yān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ jan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ yen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-yîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi^ˊ in^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ yin¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ in²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-yîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi^ˊ (r)in^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ yin¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)in²⁴/
Southern Min
- (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/

Etymology 1

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基因

Phono-semantic matching of English gene, coined by geneticist Tan Jiazhen circa 1935, literally "fundamental factor".

Noun

基因

(genetics, countable) gene (Classifier: 個／个)
基因突變／基因突变 ― jīyīn tūbiàn ― genetic mutation
(figuratively, uncountable) succession; inheritance; continuity
傳承文化基因／传承文化基因 ― chuánchéng wénhuà jīyīn ― inherit cultural inheritance

Derived terms

基因型 (jīyīnxíng)
基因學 / 基因学 (jīyīnxué)
基因工程 (jīyīn gōngchéng)
基因庫 / 基因库 (jīyīnkù)
基因拼接技術 / 基因拼接技术 (jīyīn pīnjiē jìshù)
基因改造 (jīyīn gǎizào)
基因檢測 / 基因检测 (jīyīn jiǎncè)
基因治療 / 基因治疗 (jīyīn zhìliáo)
基因突變 / 基因突变 (jīyīn tūbiàn)
基因組 / 基因组 (jīyīnzǔ)
基因編輯 / 基因编辑 (jīyīn biānjí)
基因表達 / 基因表达 (jīyīn biǎodá)
基因轉變 / 基因转变 (jīyīn zhuǎnbiàn)
基因重組技術 / 基因重组技术 (jīyīn chóngzǔ jìshù)
基因體 / 基因体 (jīyīntǐ)
奢侈基因
癌基因 (áijīyīn)
等位基因 (děngwèi jīyīn)
管家基因 (guǎnjiā jīyīn)
致癌基因 (zhì'ái jīyīn)
轉基因 / 转基因 (zhuǎnjīyīn)

Related terms

模因 (móyīn, “meme”)
迷因 (míyīn, “meme”)

Etymology 2

Noun

基因

(dated) cause; basic cause

Synonyms

來由 / 来由 (láiyóu)
原因 (yuányīn)
因由 (yīnyóu)
因端 (Hokkien)
因致端 (Hokkien)
張本 / 张本 (zhāngběn) (literary)
成因 (chéngyīn)
所以然 (suǒyǐrán)
根由 (gēnyóu)
理由 (lǐyóu)
緣故 / 缘故 (yuángù)
緣由 / 缘由 (yuányóu)
緣起 / 缘起 (yuánqǐ)
肇因 (zhàoyīn)
言因 (Anxi Hokkien)
說道 / 说道 (shuōdao) (colloquial)
起因 (qǐyīn)
道理 (dàolǐ)
關係 / 关系

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (基因):

→ Japanese: 基(き)因(いん) (kīn)
→ Korean: 기인(基因) (giin)

Japanese

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

Noun

基(き)因(いん) • (kiin)

cause; origin
gene (biological)

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