起性

起性

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (起性)		起	性
simp. #(起性)		起	性

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): khí-sìng

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-sìng
    • Tâi-lô: khí-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qysixng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiŋ²¹/

Verb

起性

1. (Min Nan) to lose one's temper; to get into a huff; to throw a tantrum

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 起性

𡳞火 (Min Nan) 使性地 (Min Nan) 使性子 (shǐ xìngzi) 使癖 (Min Nan) 使頸／使颈 (Cantonese) 動怒／动怒 (dòngnù) 受氣／受气 (shòuqì) (Min Nan) 尥蹶子 (liàojuězi) 弄性子 (nòng xìngzi) (colloquial) 掛氣／挂气 (guàqì) (dialectal) 犯脾氣／犯脾气 (fàn píqi) (colloquial) 癀發／癀发 (Min Nan)

發性地／发性地 (Min Nan) 發標／发标 (fābiāo) (dialectal) 發火／发火 (fāhuǒ) 發癀／发癀 (Min Nan) 發老脾／发老脾 (Cantonese) 發脾氣／发脾气 (fā píqi) 發臉／发脸 (Min Nan) 發飆／发飙 (fābiāo) (colloquial) 耍態度／耍态度 (shuǎ tàidù) (colloquial) 耍脾氣／耍脾气 (shuǎ píqì) 起性地 (Min Nan)

Adverb

起性

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) simply; just

Synonyms

• 乾脆／干脆 (gāncuì)
• (Min Nan) 起性地