性慾

See also: 性欲

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	desire; wish
trad. (性慾/性欲)		性	慾/欲
simp. (性欲)		性	欲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìngyù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ juk⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sin-yu̍k
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sèng-io̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìngyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìngyù
  - Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-yü⁴
  - Yale: syìng-yù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqyuh
  - Palladius: синъюй (sinʺjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ juk⁶
  - Yale: sing yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ juk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ yug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ jʊk̚²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sin-yu̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: xin iug
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xin⁴ yug⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /sin⁵⁵ i̯uk̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sin-yu̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: xin (r)iug
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xin⁴ yug⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /sin⁵⁵ (j)i̯uk̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-io̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-io̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seang'iok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɔk̚¹²¹/

Noun

性慾

lust; sexual desire

Synonyms

性衝動 / 性冲动 (xìngchōngdòng)
情慾 / 情欲 (qíngyù)
慾火 / 欲火 (yùhuǒ)
淫慾 / 淫欲 (yínyù)
肉慾 / 肉欲 (ròuyù)
色慾 / 色欲 (sèyù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (性慾):

→ Japanese: 性(せい)欲(よく) (seiyoku)
→ Korean: 성욕(性慾) (seong'yok)
→ Vietnamese: tính dục (性慾)

Korean

Hanja in this term
性	慾

Noun

性慾 • (seong'yok) (hangeul 성욕)

hanja form^? of 성욕 (“sexual desire; etc.”)