秉性
Chinese
editto grasp; hold; maintain | sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity | ||
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simp. and trad. (秉性) |
秉 | 性 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǐngsìng
- Wade–Giles: ping3-hsing4
- Yale: bǐng-syìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biingshinq
- Palladius: бинсин (binsin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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稟性/禀性
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bing2 sing3
- Yale: bíng sing
- Cantonese Pinyin: bing2 sing3
- Guangdong Romanization: bing2 xing3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɪŋ³⁵ sɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
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Synonyms
edit- (nature):
- 天性 (tiānxìng)
- 常性 (chángxìng)
- 性地 (xìngdì) (literary or Min Nan)
- 性子 (xìngzi)
- 性情 (xìngqíng)
- 情性 (qíngxìng) (literary)
- 本性 (běnxìng)
- 本質/本质 (běnzhì)
- 氣性/气性
- 率性 (shuàixìng) (literary)
- 理 (lǐ) (literary, or in compounds)
- 癖 (Hokkien, Teochew)
- 癖鼻 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 稟性/禀性 (bǐngxìng)
- 稟氣/禀气 (bǐngqì) (literary)
- 素性 (sùxìng)
- 脾氣/脾气
- 腸子/肠子 (chángzi) (figurative)
- 量草 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- (personality):