養性

養性

Chinese

		give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (養性)		養	性
simp. (养性)		养	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎngxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ sing³
• Min Nan (POJ): iáng-sèng / ióng-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǎngxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangshinq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎngsìng
    • Wade–Giles: yang3-hsing4
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁵ sing³
    • Yale: yéuhng sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœ̽ːŋ¹³ sɪŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iáng-sèng / ióng-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: iáng-sìng / ióng-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iafngsexng, iofngsexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/, /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/, /iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/, /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/, /iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/, /iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ²¹/

Verb

養性

1. to discipline one’s temperament