性腺

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	gland
trad. (性腺)		性	腺
simp. #(性腺)		性	腺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìngxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ sin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìngxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìngsiàn
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-hsien⁴
    • Yale: syìng-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqshiann
    • Palladius: синсянь (sinsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ sin³
    • Yale: sing sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ xin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ siːn³³/

Noun

性腺

1. (anatomy) gonad; sex gland; reproductive gland

Synonyms

• 生殖腺 (shēngzhíxiàn)