性奮

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	exert oneself
trad. (性奮)		性	奮
simp. (性奋)		性	奋

Etymology

Pun on 興奮／兴奋 (xīngfèn, “excited”), replacing 興／兴 (xīng) with its near-homophone 性 (xìng, “sex”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìngfèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄣˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìngfèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìngfèn
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-fên⁴
    • Yale: syìng-fèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqfenn
    • Palladius: синфэнь (sinfɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fən⁵¹/

Adjective

性奮

1. (neologism, informal) sexually aroused

See also

• 性興奮／性兴奋