無性

See also: 无性

Chinese

		not have	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (無性)		無	性
simp. (无性)		无	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúsìng
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-hsing⁴
    • Yale: wú-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wushinq
    • Palladius: усин (usin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ sing³
    • Yale: mòuh sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ sɪŋ³³/

Adjective

無性

1. (attributive) asexual
2. (attributive) agender; sexless; neuter

Derived terms

• 無性生殖／无性生殖 (wúxìng shēngzhí)
• 無性雜交／无性杂交

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
無	性
む Grade: 4	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) むせー [mùséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝse̞ː]

Noun

無(む)性(せい) • (musei) ^{←むせい (musei)?}

1. asexuality
2. agender

Antonyms

• 有性(ゆうせい) (yūsei)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
無	性
む Grade: 4	しょう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) むしょー [mùshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɕo̞ː]

Noun

無(む)性(しょう) • (mushō) ^{←むしやう (musyau)?}

1. (Buddhism) without Buddha-nature

Antonyms

• 有性(うしょう) (ushō)

Derived terms

• 無性(むしょう)に (mushō ni)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
無	性

Adjective

無性

1. chữ Hán form of vô tính (“asexual”).