稟性

Chinese

		natural property or endowment; report to (a superior)	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (稟性)		稟	性
simp. (禀性)		禀	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǐngxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ban² sing³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): bin² lhen¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): péng-sèng / pín-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǐngxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǐngsìng
  - Wade–Giles: ping³-hsing⁴
  - Yale: bǐng-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biingshinq
  - Palladius: бинсин (binsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    秉性
    稟性 / 禀性
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ban² sing³
  - Yale: bán sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ban² sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ben² xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐn³⁵ sɪŋ³³/
  - Homophones:
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    品性
    稟性 / 禀性
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: bin² lhen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pin⁵⁵ ɬen³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: péng-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: píng-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pefngsexng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pín-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: pín-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pynsexng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/

Noun

稟性

one's nature; disposition

Synonyms

天性 (tiānxìng)
常性 (chángxìng)
性地 (xìngdì) (literary or Min Nan)
性子 (xìngzi)
性情 (xìngqíng)
性頭 / 性头 (Puxian Min)
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)

Derived terms

江山易改，稟性難移 / 江山易改，禀性难移
稟性難移 / 禀性难移