性徵

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	note in Chinese musical scale; levy (troops or taxes)
trad. (性徵)		性	徵
simp. (性征)		性	征

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìngzhēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ zing¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sèng-teng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìngzhēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìngjheng
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-chêng¹
    • Yale: syìng-jēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqjeng
    • Palladius: синчжэн (sinčžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ zing¹
    • Yale: sing jīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ dzing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ jing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-teng
    • Tâi-lô: sìng-ting
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seangdefng
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

性徵

1. (biology) sexual characteristics

Derived terms

• 第一性徵／第一性征 (dì-yī xìngzhēng)
• 第二性徵／第二性征 (dì-èr xìngzhēng)