天性
Chinese edit
day; sky; heaven | sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity | ||
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simp. and trad. (天性) |
天 | 性 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
天性
- nature (of a species, organism, etc.); innate disposition; temperament
- 其俗,寬則隨畜,因射獵禽獸為生業,急則人習戰攻以侵伐,其天性也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Qí sú, kuān zé suíxù, yīn shèliè qínshòu wéi shēngyè, jí zé rénxí zhàngōng yǐ qīnfá, qí tiānxìng yě. [Pinyin]
- It is their custom to herd their flocks in times of peace and make their living by hunting, but in periods of crisis they take up arms and go off on plundering and marauding expeditions. This seems to be their inborn nature.
其俗,宽则随畜,因射猎禽兽为生业,急则人习战攻以侵伐,其天性也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms edit
- 常性 (chángxìng)
- 性地 (xìngdì) (literary or Min Nan)
- 性子 (xìngzi)
- 性情 (xìngqíng)
- 情性 (qíngxìng) (literary)
- 本性 (běnxìng)
- 本質/本质 (běnzhì)
- 氣性/气性
- 率性 (shuàixìng) (literary)
- 理 (lǐ) (literary, or in compounds)
- 癖 (Hokkien, Teochew)
- 癖鼻 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 秉性 (bǐngxìng)
- 稟性/禀性 (bǐngxìng)
- 稟氣/禀气 (bǐngqì) (literary)
- 素性 (sùxìng)
- 脾氣/脾气
- 腸子/肠子 (chángzi) (figurative)
- 量草 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
Descendants edit
Sino-Xenic (天性):
- → Japanese: 天性 (tensei)
- → Korean: 천성(天性) (cheonseong)
- → Vietnamese: thiên tính (天性)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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天 | 性 |
てん Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
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Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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天 | 性 |
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Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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天 | 性 |
Noun edit
天性
- chữ Hán form of thiên tính (“nature; character; instinct”).