性惡

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	evil; to hate; to loathe evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated
trad. (性惡)		性	惡
simp. (性恶)		性	恶
anagram		惡性／恶性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìng'è

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìng'è
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìng-è
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-o⁴
    • Yale: syìng-è
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqeh
    • Palladius: синъэ (sinʺe)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹/

Noun

性惡

1. (philosophy) bad human nature; the theory that people are bad by nature

   • 凡人之欲為善者，為性惡也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     凡人之欲为善者，为性恶也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE

     Fán rén zhī yù wéishàn zhě, wèi xìng'è yě. [Pinyin]

     In every case where people desire to become good, it is because their nature is bad.

Antonyms

• 性善 (xìngshàn)

Derived terms

• 性惡說／性恶说
• 性惡論／性恶论