中性

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (中性)		中	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ sing³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiong-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhongsìng
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-hsing⁴
  - Yale: jūng-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongshinq
  - Palladius: чжунсин (čžunsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ sing³
  - Yale: jūng sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongsexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

中性

(chemistry, attributive) neutral
中性洗滌劑／中性洗涤剂 ― zhōngxìng xǐdíjì ― neutral detergent
(grammar, attributive) neuter
androgynous
neutral; impartial

Derived terms

中性日照植物
中性筆 / 中性笔 (zhōngxìngbǐ)
中性花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	性
ちゅう Grade: 1	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちゅうせー [chùúséé] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːse̞ː]

Noun

中(ちゅう)性(せい) • (chūsei)

Derived terms

中(ちゅう)性(せい)子(し) (chūseishi): neutron
中(ちゅう)性(せい)的(てき) (chūseiteki)

Korean

Hanja in this term
中	性

Noun

中性 • (jungseong) (hangeul 중성)

hanja form^? of 중성 (“neutrality”)