性質

See also: 性质

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	hostage; substance; nature hostage; substance; nature; quality
trad. (性質)		性	質
simp. (性质)		性	质

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìngzhì, xìngzhí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ, ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ zat¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sin-chṳt
Eastern Min (BUC): séng-cék
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sèng-chit

(Teochew, Peng'im): sên³ zioh⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵shin-tseq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìngzhì → xìngzhi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ → ㄒㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄓ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìngjhi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-chih⁵
  - Yale: syìng-jr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinq.jyh
  - Palladius: синчжи (sinčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /ɕiŋ⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩¹/
  - Homophones:
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- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìngzhí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìngjhíh
  - Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-chih²
  - Yale: syìng-jŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqjyr
  - Palladius: синчжи (sinčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ zat¹
  - Yale: sing jāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ dzat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ zed¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ t͡sɐt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sin-chṳt
  - Hakka Romanization System: xin ziid^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xin⁴ zid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /sin⁵⁵ t͡sɨt̚²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: séng-cék
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒɛiʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-chit
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-tsit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seangcid
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sit̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sit̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sên³ zioh⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sèⁿ tsioh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sioʔ²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵shin-tseq
  - MiniDict: shin^去 tseh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xin-tseq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕin³³ t͡səʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

性質

character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence
凡事要先搞清楚性質才不至於出錯。 [MSC, trad.]
凡事要先搞清楚性质才不至于出错。 [MSC, simp.]
Fánshì yào xiān gǎo qīngchǔ xìngzhì cái bùzhìyú chūcuò. [Pinyin]
An understanding of the nature of things is needed to avoid making mistakes.

Synonyms

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實質 / 实质 (shízhì)
本色
本質 / 本质 (běnzhì)
真態 / 真态 (zhēntài) (literary)
素質 / 素质 (sùzhì)
質 / 质

Derived terms

化學性質 / 化学性质 (huàxué xìngzhì)
物理性質 / 物理性质

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (性質):

→ Japanese: 性質(せいしつ) (seishitsu)
→ Korean: 성질(性質) (seongjil)
→ Vietnamese: tính chất (性質)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
性	質
せい Grade: 5	しつ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーしつ [sèéshítsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːɕit͡sɨ]

Noun

性(せい)質(しつ) • (seishitsu)

a person's nature or disposition
彼(かれ)は性質(せいしつ)が良(よ)い。
Kare wa seishitsu ga yoi.
He is goodnatured.
original characteristic of a thing; a property; a nature
この仕事(しごと)の性質(せいしつ)を知(し)らなかった。
Kono shigoto no seishitsu o shiranakatta.
I didn't know the nature of this job.

Synonyms

(disposition): 気性(きしょう) (kishō)

References

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

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
性	質

Noun

性質 • (seongjil) (hangeul 성질)

hanja form^? of 성질 (“temper, nature, quality”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
性	質

Noun

性質

chữ Hán form of tính chất (“property, nature, characteristic”)

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

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