中性

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (中性)		中	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ sing³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiong-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongsìng
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-hsing⁴
    • Yale: jūng-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongshinq
    • Palladius: чжунсин (čžunsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ sing³
    • Yale: jūng sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: tiong-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diongsexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

中性

1. (chemistry, attributive) neutral

   中性洗滌劑／中性洗涤剂  ―  zhōngxìng xǐdíjì  ―  neutral detergent

2. (grammar, attributive) neuter
3. androgynous
4. neutral; impartial

Derived terms

• 中性日照植物
• 中性筆 / 中性笔 (zhōngxìngbǐ)
• 中性花

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	性
ちゅう Grade: 1	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

中(ちゅう)性(せい) • (chūsei) 

1. (grammar) neuter gender
2. neutrality
3. androgyne

Derived terms

• 中(ちゅう)性(せい)子(し) (chūseishi): neutron
• 中(ちゅう)性(せい)的(てき) (chūseiteki)

Korean

Hanja in this term
中	性

Noun

中性 • (jungseong) (hangeul 중성)

1. hanja form^? of 중성 (“neutrality”)