素性
Chinese
| plain; element | sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (素性) |
素 | 性 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sùxìng
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sùsìng
- Wade–Giles: su4-hsing4
- Yale: sù-syìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhshinq
- Palladius: сусин (susin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
素性
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)
- 稟性 / 禀性 (bǐngxìng)
- 稟氣 / 禀气 (bǐngqì) (literary)
- 脾性 (píxìng)
- 脾氣 / 脾气
- 腸子 / 肠子 (chángzi) (figurative)
- 量草 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 素 | 性 |
| す Grade: 5 |
しょう > じょう Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 素性 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 素性, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 素 | 性 |
| そ Grade: 5 |
せい Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |