純粹

See also: 純粋 and 纯粹

Chinese

		pure; simple; unmixed pure; simple; unmixed; genuine	pure; unmixed; essence
trad. (純粹)		純	粹
simp. (纯粹)		纯	粹

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chúncuì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄘㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon⁴ seoi⁶ / seon⁴ seoi⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sûn-chhùi

(Teochew, Peng'im): sung⁵ zui³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chúncuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄘㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chúncuèi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻun²-tsʻui⁴
  - Yale: chwún-tswèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwentsuey
  - Palladius: чуньцуй (čunʹcuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seon⁴ seoi⁶ / seon⁴ seoi⁵
  - Yale: sèuhn seuih / sèuhn séuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁴ soey⁶ / soen⁴ soey⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: sên⁴ sêu⁶ / sên⁴ sêu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn²¹ sɵy̯²²/, /sɵn²¹ sɵy̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûn-chhùi
  - Tâi-lô: sûn-tshuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sunzhuix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sun¹³⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sun²³⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sung⁵ zui³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sûng tsùi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui²¹³/

Adjective

純粹

pure; entire; unadulterated

Synonyms

純正／纯正 (chúnzhèng)
(obsolete or regional) 道地 (dàodì)
地道 (dìdao)
是味 (shìwèi)
正宗 (zhèngzōng)
(Hokkien) 正港

Derived terms

純粹主義 / 纯粹主义 (chúncuì zhǔyì)
純粹數學 / 纯粹数学 (chúncuì shùxué)
純粹科學 / 纯粹科学 (chúncuì kēxué)

Adverb

純粹

purely; entirely; completely
這輛車一無是處，純粹是廢品。 [MSC, trad.]
这辆车一无是处，纯粹是废品。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè liàng chē yīwúshìchù, chúncuì shì fèipǐn. [Pinyin]
This car is a no-good piece of junk, pure waste.

Synonyms

全然 (quánrán)
完全 (wánquán)
簡直 / 简直 (jiǎnzhí) (chiefly in exaggerations)
純 / 纯
純然 / 纯然
貼准 (⁷tiq-tsen) (Wu)
逕直 / 迳直 (jìngzhí) (literary)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (純粹):

→ Japanese: 純粋(じゅんすい) (junsui)
→ Korean: 순수(純粹) (sunsu)
→ Vietnamese: thuần túy (純粹)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
純	粹
じゅん Grade: 6	すい Jinmeiyō
goon	on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 純粹 – see the following entry.

【純粋じゅんすい】

[adjective] pure, unmixed, genuine

[adjective] selfless, pure

[adjective] innocent

[noun] purity

[noun] selflessness, purity

[noun] innocence

(This term, 純粹, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
純	粹

Noun

純粹 • (sunsu) (hangeul 순수)

hanja form^? of 순수 (“purity”)