德性

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

		Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favour; character; kind	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (德性)		德	性

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): déxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dak¹ sing³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiak-sèng / tek-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: déxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: désìng
    • Wade–Giles: tê²-hsing⁴
    • Yale: dé-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dershinq
    • Palladius: дэсин (dɛsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 德性 德行

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: dak¹ sing³
    • Yale: dāk sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁷ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: deg¹ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚⁵ sɪŋ³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 得勝／得胜 德性

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiak-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: tiak-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diaksexng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tek-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: tik-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: deksexng
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ²¹/

Noun

德性

1. (literary) moral integrity; virtuous conduct

Pronunciation 2

		Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favour; character; kind	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (德性)		德	性
alternative forms		德行

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): déxing

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄜˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dak¹ sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: déxing
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dési̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: tê²-hsing⁵
    • Yale: dé-sying
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: der.shing
    • Palladius: дэсин (dɛsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤ³⁵ ɕiŋ³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: dak¹ sing³
    • Yale: dāk sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁷ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: deg¹ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚⁵ sɪŋ³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 得勝／得胜 德性

Noun

德性

1. (colloquial) one's revolting behaviour (Classifier: 副 m)