理性

理性

Chinese

		to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (理性)		理	性

Etymology

Attestable in ancient texts. Reborrowed from Japanese 理 (り)性 (せい) (risei).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁵ sing³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lî-sin
• Min Nan (POJ): lí-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lǐxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liishinq
    • IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lei⁵ sing³
    • Yale: léih sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁵ xing³
    • IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³ sɪŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lî-sin
    • Hakka Romanization System: li´ xin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: li¹ xin⁴
    • IPA: /li²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: lí-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lysexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/

Noun

理性

1. reason; rationality

Adjective

理性

1. rational

Synonyms

• 理智 (lǐzhì)

Antonyms

• 感性 (gǎnxìng)

Derived terms

理性主義／理性主义 (lǐxìngzhǔyì)

理性認識／理性认识

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
理	性
り Grade: 2	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) りせー [rìséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) り​せー [ríꜜsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ɾʲise̞ː]

Noun

理性 (hiragana りせい, rōmaji risei)

1. reason; logic; rationality

References

1. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.