惰性

Chinese

		lazy	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (惰性)		惰	性
simp. #(惰性)		惰	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duòxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): do⁶ sing³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tǒ-sèng / tō-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duòxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duòsìng
    • Wade–Giles: to⁴-hsing⁴
    • Yale: dwò-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duohshinq
    • Palladius: досин (dosin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: do⁶ sing³
    • Yale: doh sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: do⁶ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: do⁶ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔː²² sɪŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǒ-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: tǒ-sìng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /to²² siɪŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: tō-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doixsexng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /to²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹/

Noun

惰性

1. laziness; inertia; idleness
2. (chemistry) inertness

Adjective

惰性

1. (chemistry) inert

Derived terms

• 惰性氣體／惰性气体 (duòxìngqìtǐ)