性質

性質

See also: 性质

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	hostage; substance; nature hostage; substance; nature; quality
trad. (性質)		性	質
simp. (性质)		性	质

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìngzhì, xìngzhí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ, ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ zat¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sin-chṳt
• Min Dong (BUC): séng-cék
• Min Nan (POJ): sèng-chit
• Wu (Wiktionary): xin tseq (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Pinyin: xìngzhì → xìngzhi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ → ㄒㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄓ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinq.jyh
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /ɕiŋ⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: xìngzhí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqjy
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ zat¹
    • Yale: sing jāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ dzat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ zed¹
    • IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ t͡sɐt̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sin-chṳt
    • Hakka Romanization System: xin ziid`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xin⁴ zid⁵
    • IPA: /ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sɨt̚²/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: séng-cék
    • IPA ^(key): /siŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒɛiʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-chit
    • Tâi-lô: sìng-tsit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seangcid
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕit̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡ɕit̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕit̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕit̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕit̚³²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: xin tseq (T2)
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕɪɲ³³ t͡səʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

性質

1. character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence

Synonyms

• 本色 (běnsè)
• 本質／本质 (běnzhì)
• 實質／实质 (shízhì)
• 素質／素质 (sùzhì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (性質):

• → Japanese: 性質 (せいしつ) (seishitsu)
• → Korean: 성질 (性質, seongjil)
• → Vietnamese: tính chất (性質)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
性	質
せい Grade: 5	しつ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

性質 (hiragana せいしつ, rōmaji seishitsu)

1. a person's nature or disposition

   彼 (かれ)は性質 (せいしつ)が良 (よ)い。

   Kare wa seishitsu ga yoi.

   He is goodnatured.

2. original characteristic of a thing; a property; a nature

   この仕事 (しごと)の性質 (せいしつ)を知 (し)らなかった。

   Kono shigoto no seishitsu o shiranakatta.

   I didn't know the nature of this job.

Synonyms

• (disposition): 気 (き)性 (しょう) (kishō)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
性	質

Noun

性質 • (seongjil) (hangeul 성질)

1. Hanja form^? of 성질 (“temper, nature, quality”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
性	質

Noun

性質

1. Hán tự form of tính chất (“property, nature, characteristic”).