天性

天性

1. nature (of a species, organism, etc.); innate disposition; temperament

   天性放誕／天性放诞  ―  tiānxìng fàngdàn  ―  to have an unrestrained temperament

   • 形色，天性也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad. and simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Xíngsè, tiānxìng yě. [Pinyin]

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   • 其俗，寬則隨畜，因射獵禽獸為生業，急則人習戰攻以侵伐，其天性也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     其俗，宽则随畜，因射猎禽兽为生业，急则人习战攻以侵伐，其天性也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Qí sú, kuān zé suíxù, yīn shèliè qínshòu wéi shēngyè, jí zé rénxí zhàngōng yǐ qīnfá, qí tiānxìng yě. [Pinyin]

     It is their custom to herd their flocks in times of peace and make their living by hunting, but in periods of crisis they take up arms and go off on plundering and marauding expeditions. This seems to be their inborn nature.

• (Tokyo) てんせー [téꜜǹsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

天(てん)性(せい) • (tensei) 

1. nature, innate disposition, inborn quality

天性 • (cheonseong) (hangeul 천성)

1. hanja form^? of 천성

天性

1. chữ Hán form of thiên tính (“nature; character; instinct”)