顯性

Chinese

		prominent; conspicuous; to show	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (顯性)		顯	性
simp. (显性)		显	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎnxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hin² sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎnsìng
    • Wade–Giles: hsien³-hsing⁴
    • Yale: syǎn-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheanshinq
    • Palladius: сяньсин (sjanʹsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hin² sing³
    • Yale: hín sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hin² sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hin² xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn³⁵ sɪŋ³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 顯性／显性 顯聖／显圣

Adjective

顯性

1. visible; conspicuous
2. (genetics) dominant

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “dominant”): 隱性／隐性 (yǐnxìng)

Derived terms

• 顯性基因／显性基因 (xiǎnxìng jīyīn)
• 顯性性狀／显性性状 (xiǎnxìng xìngzhuàng)