心性

Chinese

		heart; mind	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (心性)		心	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ sing³
• Eastern Min (BUC): sĭng-sáng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinsìng
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-hsing⁴
    • Yale: syīn-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinshinq
    • Palladius: синьсин (sinʹsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ sing³
    • Yale: sām sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sĭng-sáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(s-)nɑŋ²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: sim-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simsexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/

Noun

心性

1. disposition; temperament; nature
2. one's original idea; one's real intention; one's true feelings
3. (Confucianism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
4. (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (心性):

• → Japanese: 心性(しんせい) (shinsei)
• → Korean: 심성(心性) (simseong)
• → Vietnamese: tâm tính (心性)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “心性” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Korean

Hanja in this term
心	性

Noun

心性 • (simseong) (hangeul 심성)

1. Hanja form^? of 심성.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
心	性

Noun

心性

1. chữ Hán form of tâm tính (“personal character; disposition”).