性別

See also: 性别

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	other; distinguish; contrary other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin
trad. (性別)		性	別
simp. (性别)		性	别

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìngbié

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sing³ bit⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhen¹ bet⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sin-phe̍t

(Meixian, Guangdong): xin⁴ piêd⁶
Eastern Min (BUC): séng-biék
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sèng-pia̍t

(Teochew, Peng'im): sên³ biêg⁸ / sên³ biag⁸
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵shin-biq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìngbié
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìngbié
  - Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-pieh²
  - Yale: syìng-byé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqbye
  - Palladius: синбе (sinbe)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ pi̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ bit⁶
  - Yale: sing biht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ bit⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ bid⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ piːt̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhen¹ bet⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬen³³ pet̚³²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sin-phe̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: xin ped
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xin⁴ ped⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /sin⁵⁵ pʰet̚⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xin⁴ piêd⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /ɕin⁵³ pʰiɛt̚⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: séng-biék
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(p-)miɛʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-pia̍t
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-pia̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seangpiat
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ piɛt̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ piɛt̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ piɛt̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ piɛt̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ piɛt̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sên³ biêg⁸ / sên³ biag⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sèⁿ pie̍k / sèⁿ pia̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ piek̚⁴/, /sẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ piak̚⁴/

Note:

sên3 biêg8 - Chaozhou;
sên3 biag8 - Shantou.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵shin-biq
  - MiniDict: shin^去 bih
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xin-biq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕin³³ biɪʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

性別

sex; gender
性別平等／性别平等 ― xìngbié píngděng ― gender equality

性別的流動性／性别的流动性 ― xìngbié de liúdòngxìng ― gender fluidity

愛情不分性別。／爱情不分性别。 ― Àiqíng bùfēn xìngbié. ― Love is love, regardless of gender.

性別是個光譜。／性别是个光谱。 ― Xìngbié shì ge guāngpǔ. ― Gender is a spectrum.

我不能從中文名中看出性別。 [MSC, trad.]
我不能从中文名中看出性别。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ bù néng cóng zhōngwén míng zhōng kànchu xìngbié. [Pinyin]
I can't tell the gender of Chinese names.
(grammar) gender

Derived terms

性別不一致 / 性别不一致
性別不安 / 性别不安 (xìngbié bù'ān)
性別不安症 / 性别不安症 (xìngbié bù'ānzhèng)
性別分化障礙 / 性别分化障碍 (xìngbié fēnhuà zhàng'ài)
性別意識形態 / 性别意识形态 (xìngbié yìshí xíngtài)
性別歧視 / 性别歧视 (xìngbié qíshì)
性別比 / 性别比 (xìngbiébǐ)
性別焦慮 / 性别焦虑 (xìngbié jiāolǜ)
性別焦慮症 / 性别焦虑症 (xìngbié jiāolǜzhèng)
性別研究 / 性别研究 (xìngbié yánjiū)
性別置換手術 / 性别置换手术 (xìngbié zhìhuàn shǒushù)
性別肯定手術 / 性别肯定手术 (xìngbié kěndìng shǒushù)
性別表達 / 性别表达 (xìngbié biǎodá)
性別角色 / 性别角色
性別認同 / 性别认同 (xìngbié rèntóng)
性別認同障礙 / 性别认同障碍 (xìngbié rèntóng zhàng'ài)
性別酷兒 / 性别酷儿 (xìngbié kù'ér)
性別重置手術 / 性别重置手术 (xìngbié chóngzhì shǒushù)
指派性別 / 指派性别 (zhǐpài xìngbié)
泛性別 / 泛性别
流性別 / 流性别
無性別 / 无性别
生物性別 / 生物性别 (shēngwù xìngbié)
生理性別 / 生理性别 (shēnglǐ xìngbié)
社會性別 / 社会性别 (shèhuì xìngbié)
超性別 / 超性别 (chāoxìngbié)
跨性別 / 跨性别 (kuàxìngbié)
雙性別 / 双性别
非二元性別 / 非二元性别 (fēi'èryuán xìngbié)
順性別 / 顺性别 (shùnxìngbié)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (性別):

→ Japanese: 性別(せいべつ) (seibetsu)
→ Korean: 성별(性別) (seongbyeol)

Others:

→ Bouyei: xinqbief
→ Zhuang: singqbied, singbez

Japanese

Kanji in this term
性	別
せい Grade: 5	べつ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーべつ [sèébétsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːbe̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

性(せい)別(べつ) • (seibetsu)

sex, gender

Derived terms

性(せい)別(べつ)違(い)和(わ) (seibetsu iwa, “gender dysphoria”)
性別役割分業(せいべつやくわりぶんぎょう) (seibetsu yakuwari bungyō, “gender division of labor”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
性	別

Noun

性別 • (seongbyeol) (hangeul 성별)

hanja form^? of 성별 (“sex, gender”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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