兩重性

Chinese

		double; twofold; dual	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (兩重性)		兩重	性
simp. (两重性)		两重	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎngchóngxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵ cung⁴ sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎngchóngxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎngchóngsìng
    • Wade–Giles: liang³-chʻung²-hsing⁴
    • Yale: lyǎng-chúng-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangchorngshinq
    • Palladius: лянчунсин (ljančunsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng⁵ cung⁴ sing³
    • Yale: léuhng chùhng sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ tsung⁴ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ cung⁴ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ¹³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/

Noun

兩重性

1. Synonym of 二重性 (èrchóngxìng, “duality; dual nature”)

   • 民族資產階級是帶兩重性的階級。 [MSC, trad.]
     民族资产阶级是带两重性的阶级。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1939, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《中國革命和中國共產黨》 (The Chinese Revolution and the Chinese Communist Party), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Mínzú zīchǎn jiējí shì dài liǎngchóngxìng de jiējí. [Pinyin]

     The national bourgeoisie is a class with a dual character.

   • 成績有兩重性，錯誤也有兩重性。成績能夠鼓勵人，同時會使人驕傲；錯誤使人倒霉，使人著急，是個敵人，同時也是我們很好的教員。 [MSC, trad.]
     成绩有两重性，错误也有两重性。成绩能够鼓励人，同时会使人骄傲；错误使人倒霉，使人著急，是个敌人，同时也是我们很好的教员。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《在中國共產黨第八屆中央委員會第二次全體會議上的講話》 (Speech at the Second Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China), 《毛澤東選集·第五卷》 (Selected Works of Mao Zedong: Volume V) (1977). English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Chéngjì yǒu liǎngchóngxìng, cuòwù yě yǒu liǎngchóngxìng. Chéngjì nénggòu gǔlì rén, tóngshí huì shǐ rén jiāo'ào; cuòwù shǐ rén dǎoméi, shǐ rén zháojí, shì ge dírén, tóngshí yě shì wǒmen hěn hǎo de jiàoyuán. [Pinyin]

     Achievements have a dual character and so have mistakes. Achievements encourage people but at the same time are liable to turn their heads; mistakes depress people and cause anxiety, hence they are an enemy, but at the same time a good teacher.