變性
See also: 变性
Chinese
to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion |
sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (變性) | 變 | 性 | |
| simp. (变性) | 变 | 性 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: biànxìng
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: biànsìng
- Wade–Giles: pien4-hsing4
- Yale: byàn-syìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biannshinq
- Palladius: бяньсин (bjanʹsin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bin3 sing3
- Yale: bin sing
- Cantonese Pinyin: bin3 sing3
- Guangdong Romanization: bin3 xing3
- Sinological IPA (key): /piːn³³ sɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piàn-sèng
- Tâi-lô: piàn-sìng
- Phofsit Daibuun: piernsexng
- IPA (Xiamen): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
變性
- to have a sex change; to be transexual
- (biochemistry) to denature
- (medicine) to degenerate
Synonyms
- (to have a sex change): 易性 (yìxìng)