脾性

Chinese

		spleen	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (脾性)		脾	性
simp. #(脾性)		脾	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pei⁴ sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: písìng
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi²-hsing⁴
    • Yale: pí-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyishinq
    • Palladius: писин (pisin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pei⁴ sing³
    • Yale: pèih sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pei⁴ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: péi⁴ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰei̯²¹ sɪŋ³³/

Noun

脾性

1. temperament; disposition

   • 也別論遠近親戚，什麼窮啊富的，只要深知那姑娘的脾性兒好，模樣兒周正的就好。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     也别论远近亲戚，什么穷啊富的，只要深知那姑娘的脾性儿好，模样儿周正的就好。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     Yě biélùn yuǎnjìn qīnqī, shénme qióng a fù de, zhǐyào shēnzhī nà gūniáng de píxìngr hǎo, móyàngr zhōuzhèng de jiù hǎo. [Pinyin]

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