素性

素性

Chinese

		plain; element	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (素性)		素	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sùxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sùxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sùsìng
    • Wade–Giles: su⁴-hsing⁴
    • Yale: sù-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhshinq
    • Palladius: сусин (susin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

Noun

素性

1. disposition; temperament

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 素性

天性 (tiānxìng) 常性 (chángxìng) 性地 (xìngdì) (literary or Min Nan) 性子 (xìngzi) 性情 (xìngqíng) 情性 (qíngxìng) (literary) 本性 (běnxìng) 率性 (shuàixìng) (literary)

理 (lǐ) (literary, or in compounds) 秉性 (bǐngxìng) 量草 (Zhangzhou Hokkien) 本質／本质 (běnzhì) 氣性／气性 (qìxing) 稟性／禀性 (bǐngxìng) 稟氣／禀气 (bǐngqì) (literary) 脾氣／脾气 (píqi)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
素	性
す Grade: 5	しょう > じょう Grade: 5
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 素性 – see the following entry.

【すじょう】 [noun] parentage; heritage; origin Alternative spellings 素性, 素姓, 素生, 種姓

(This term, 素性, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
素	性
そ Grade: 5	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そせー [sòséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [so̞se̞ː]

Noun

素(そ)性(せい) • (sosei) ^{←そせい (sosei)?}

1. (linguistics) feature

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN