同性

Chinese

		like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (同性)		同	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóngxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ sing³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thùng-sin
• Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): tông-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóngxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóngsìng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻung²-hsing⁴
    • Yale: túng-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngshinq
    • Palladius: тунсин (tunsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: tung⁴ sing³
    • Yale: tùhng sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thùng-sin
    • Hakka Romanization System: tungˇ xin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tung² xin⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰuŋ¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tông-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: tông-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongsexng
    • IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ²³⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

同性

1. same-sex
2. having the same nature

Derived terms

• 同性婚姻 (tóngxìng hūnyīn)
• 同性愛／同性爱 (tóngxìng'ài)
• 同性戀／同性恋 (tóngxìngliàn)
• 同性戀愛／同性恋爱 (tóngxìng liàn'ài)
• 同性結婚／同性结婚 (tóngxìng jiéhūn)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (同性):

• → Japanese: 同性(どうせい) (dōsei)
• → Okinawan: 同性(どーしー) (dōshī)
• → Korean: 동성(同性) (dongseong)
• → Vietnamese: đồng tính (同性)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
同	性
どう Grade: 2	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どーせー [dòóséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

同(どう)性(せい) • (dōsei) 

1. same sex

   Antonym: 異性

2. having the same nature

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 同性愛(どうせいあい) (dōseiai)
• 同性愛者(どうせいあいしゃ) (dōseiaisha)
• 同性結婚(どうせいけっこん) (dōseikekkon)
• 同性愛嫌悪(どうせいあいけんお) (dōseiaiken'o)
• 同性婚(どうせいこん) (dōseikon)

Korean

Hanja in this term
同	性

Noun

同性 • (dongseong) (hangeul 동성)

1. Hanja form^? of 동성 (“same sex”).

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
同	性
どー Grade: 2	しー Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 同性 (dōsei).

Noun

同(どー)性(しー) (dōshī) 

1. homosexual
2. homosexuality
3. same sex

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 同(どー)性(しー)ぬにーびち (dōshī nu nībichi, “same-sex marriage”)
• 同(どー)性(しー)人(んちゅ), 同(どー)性(しー)ん人(ちゅ) (dōshīnchu, “homosexual”)

References

• “どーしー【同性】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
同	性

Adjective

同性

1. chữ Hán form of đồng tính (“homosexual, gay, lesbian”).