性理學

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology
trad. (性理學)		性	理	學
simp. (性理学)		性	理	学

Etymology

性 (xìng, “nature, character”) +‎ 理 (lǐ, “principle, logic”) +‎ 學／学 (“study”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìnglǐxué

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ lei⁵ hok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìnglǐxué
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìnglǐsyué
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-li³-hsüeh²
    • Yale: syìng-lǐ-sywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqliishyue
    • Palladius: синлисюэ (sinlisjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ lei⁵ hok⁶
    • Yale: sing léih hohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ lei⁵ hok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ léi⁵ hog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ lei̯¹³ hɔːk̚²/

Proper noun

性理學

1. Rationalistic School of Neo-Confucianism (also known as the School of Nature and Principle), especially that which is based on the ideas of Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao and Zhu Xi

   Synonym: 程朱理學／程朱理学

Korean

Hanja in this term
性	理	學

Noun

性理學 • (seongnihak) (hangeul 성리학)

1. hanja form^? of 성리학 (“Neo-Confucianism”)