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生性

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Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (生性)		生	性

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēngxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sang¹ sing³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siⁿ-sèng / seⁿ-sèng / sng-sèng / seng-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shēngxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shengsìng
  - Wade–Giles: shêng¹-hsing⁴
  - Yale: shēng-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshinq
  - Palladius: шэнсин (šɛnsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sang¹ sing³
  - Yale: sāng sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sang¹ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: seng¹ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siⁿ-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: sinn-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svisexng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sĩ³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seⁿ-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: senn-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svesexng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: sng-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sngsexng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: sing-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sengsexng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/

Noun

生性

one's natural disposition

Pronunciation 2

Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): saang¹ sing³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): sang¹ lhen¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saang¹ sing³
  - Yale: sāang sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: sang¹ lhen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saŋ³³ ɬen³³/

Adjective

生性

(Cantonese) sensible; smart; wise and well-behaved
佢真係唔生性。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢真系唔生性。 [Cantonese, simp.]
keoi⁵ zan¹ hai⁶ m⁴ sang¹ sing³. [Jyutping]
(S)he's not a well-behaved kid.

Derived terms

生生性性

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