異性

異性

See also: 异性

Chinese

		different; unusual; strange	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (異性)		異	性
simp. (异性)		异	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ sing³
• Min Nan (POJ): ī-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: yìxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshinq
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 意興／意兴 異姓／异姓 異性／异性 義行／义行

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ sing³
    • Yale: yih sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ xing³
    • IPA ^(key): /jiː²² sɪŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ī-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: ī-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ixsexng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i³³⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁴¹⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /i²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /i³³⁻¹¹ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/

Noun

異性

1. the opposite sex (the other gender to which one is referring)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
異	性
い Grade: 6	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

異性 (hiragana いせい, rōmaji isei)

1. the opposite sex (the other gender to which one is referring)
2. isomerism (phenomenon of the existence of isomers)

Antonyms

• 同 (どう)性 (せい) (dōsei)