性質

See also: 性质

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	hostage; substance; nature hostage; substance; nature; quality
trad. (性質)		性	質
simp. (性质)		性	质

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìngzhì, xìngzhí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ, ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ zat¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sin-chṳt
Min Dong (BUC): séng-cék
Min Nan (POJ): sèng-chit
Wu (Wiktionary): xin tseq (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Pinyin: xìngzhì → xìngzhi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ → ㄒㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄓ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinq.jyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /ɕiŋ⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩¹/
  - Homophones:
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    性質／性质
    興致／兴致
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: xìngzhí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqjy
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ zat¹
  - Yale: sing jāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ dzat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ zed¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ t͡sɐt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sin-chṳt
  - Hakka Romanization System: xin ziid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xin⁴ zid⁵
  - IPA: /ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sɨt̚²/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: séng-cék
  - IPA ^(key): /siŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒɛiʔ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-chit
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-tsit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seangcid
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕit̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡ɕit̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕit̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕit̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕit̚³²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: xin tseq (T2)
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕɪɲ³³ t͡səʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

性質

character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence

Synonyms

本色 (běnsè)
本質／本质 (běnzhì)
實質／实质 (shízhì)
素質／素质 (sùzhì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (性質):

→ Japanese: 性質 (せいしつ) (seishitsu)
→ Korean: 성질 (性質, seongjil)
→ Vietnamese: tính chất (性質)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
性	質
せい Grade: 5	しつ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

性質 (hiragana せいしつ, rōmaji seishitsu)

a person's nature or disposition
彼 (かれ)は性質 (せいしつ)が良 (よ)い。
Kare wa seishitsu ga yoi.
He is goodnatured.
original characteristic of a thing; a property; a nature
この仕事 (しごと)の性質 (せいしつ)を知 (し)らなかった。
Kono shigoto no seishitsu o shiranakatta.
I didn't know the nature of this job.

Synonyms

(disposition): 気 (き)性 (しょう) (kishō)

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
性	質

Noun

性質 • (seongjil) (hangeul 성질)

Hanja form^? of 성질 (“temper, nature, quality”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
性	質

Noun

性質

Hán tự form of tính chất (“property, nature, characteristic”).

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