性頭
Chinese
| sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity | head; (noun suffix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (性頭) | 性 | 頭 | |
| simp. (性头) | 性 | 头 | |
Pronunciation
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sa4 tao2 / sann4 tao2
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: sa4 tao2 [Phonetic: sa4 lao2]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sa̍ⁿ-táu
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬa⁴² (tʰ-)lau¹³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: sann4 tao2 [Phonetic: sann1 nao2]
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ (tʰ-)nau²⁴/
- (Putian)
Noun
性頭
- (Puxian Min) temper; disposition; temperament
- 性頭急／性头急 [Puxian Min] ― sa4 tao2 gih6 [Pouseng Ping'ing] ― to be impatient
- 性頭柔／性头柔 [Puxian Min] ― sa4 tao2 ziu2 [Pouseng Ping'ing] ― to have a mild temperament
Synonyms
- 天性 (tiānxìng)
- 常性 (chángxìng)
- 性地 (xìngdì) (literary or Min Nan)
- 性子 (xìngzi)
- 性情 (xìngqíng)
- 性體 / 性体 (Hakka)
- 情性 (qíngxìng) (literary)
- 本性 (běnxìng)
- 本質 / 本质 (běnzhì)
- 氣性 / 气性
- 率性 (shuàixìng) (literary)
- 理 (lǐ) (literary, or in compounds)
- 癖 (Hokkien, Teochew)
- 癖鼻 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 秉性 (bǐngxìng)
- 稟性 / 禀性 (bǐngxìng)
- 稟氣 / 禀气 (bǐngqì) (literary)
- 素性 (sùxìng)
- 脾性 (píxìng)
- 脾氣 / 脾气
- 腸子 / 肠子 (chángzi) (figurative)
- 量草 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
References
- 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “性头”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 457.