同性

同性

Chinese

		like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (同性)		同	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóngxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ sing³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thùng-sin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: tóngxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngshinq
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: tung⁴ sing³
    • Yale: tùhng sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ xing³
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thùng-sin
    • Hakka Romanization System: tungˇ xin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tung² xin⁴
    • IPA: /tʰuŋ¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

Adjective

同性

1. same-sex
2. having the same nature

Derived terms

同性婚姻 (tóngxìng hūnyīn) 同性愛／同性爱 (tóngxìng'ài)

同性戀／同性恋 (tóngxìngliàn) 同性戀愛／同性恋爱 (tóngxìng liàn'ài)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
同	性
どう Grade: 2	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) どーせー [dòóséé] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [do̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

同性 (hiragana どうせい, rōmaji dōsei)

1. same sex

   Antonym: 異性

2. having the same nature

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 同性愛 (どうせいあい) (dōseiai)
• 同性愛者 (どうせいあいしゃ) (dōseiaisha)
• 同 (どう)性 (せい)結 (けっ)婚 (こん) (dōseikekkon)
• 同性愛嫌悪 (どうせいあいけんお) (dōseiaiken'o)
• 同 (どう)性 (せい)婚 (こん) (dōseikon)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Okinawan

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 同性 (dōsei).

Noun

同性 (hiragana どーしー, romaji dōshī)

1. homosexual
2. homosexuality
3. same sex

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 同性ぬにーびち (same-sex marriage)
• 同性人, 同性ん人 (homosexual)

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
同	性

Adjective

同性

1. Hán tự form of đồng tính (“homosexual, gay, lesbian”).