異性

See also: 异性

Chinese

		different; unusual; strange	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (異性)		異	性
simp. (异性)		异	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ sing³
Min Nan (POJ): ī-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: yìxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshinq
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    意興／意兴
    異姓／异姓
    異性／异性
    義行／义行
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ sing³
  - Yale: yih sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ xing³
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː²² sɪŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ī-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: ī-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ixsexng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i³³⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁴¹⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /i²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /i³³⁻¹¹ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/

Noun

異性

the opposite sex (the other gender to which one is referring)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
異	性
い Grade: 6	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

異性 (hiragana いせい, rōmaji isei)

the opposite sex (the other gender to which one is referring)
isomerism (phenomenon of the existence of isomers)

Antonyms

同 (どう)性 (せい) (dōsei)

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