性情

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	feeling; emotion; passion feeling; emotion; passion; situation
simp. and trad. (性情)		性	情

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìngqíng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ cing⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sin-chhìn
Min Nan (POJ): sèng-chêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xìngqíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqchyng
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìngcíng
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ cing⁴
  - Yale: sing chìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ tsing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ qing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sin-chhìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: xin qinˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xin⁴ qin²
  - IPA: /ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-chêng
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-tsîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seangzeeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕiɪŋ²³/

Noun

性情

disposition; temper; temperament

Synonyms

天性 (tiānxìng)
性子 (xìngzi)
本性 (běnxìng)
本質／本质 (běnzhì)

率性 (shuàixìng) (literary)
稟性／禀性 (bǐngxìng)
素性 (sùxìng)
脾氣／脾气 (píqi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (性情):

→ Japanese: 性情 (せいじょう) (seijō)
→ Korean: 성정 (性情, seongjeong)
→ Vietnamese: tính tình (性情)

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