性慾

See also: 性欲

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	desire; wish
trad. (性慾/性欲)		性	慾/欲
simp. (性欲)		性	欲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìngyù

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ juk⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sin-yu̍k
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sèng-io̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìngyù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìngyù
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-yü⁴
    • Yale: syìng-yù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqyuh
    • Palladius: синъюй (sinʺjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ juk⁶
    • Yale: sing yuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ juk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ yug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ jʊk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sin-yu̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: xin iug
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xin⁴ yug⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /sin⁵⁵ i̯uk̚⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sin-yu̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: xin (r)iug
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xin⁴ yug⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /sin⁵⁵ (j)i̯uk̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-io̍k
    • Tâi-lô: sìng-io̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seang'iok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɔk̚¹²¹/

Noun

性慾

1. lust; sexual desire

Synonyms

• 性衝動／性冲动 (xìngchōngdòng)
• 情慾／情欲 (qíngyù)
• 慾火／欲火 (yùhuǒ)
• 淫慾／淫欲 (yínyù)
• 肉慾／肉欲 (ròuyù)
• 色慾／色欲 (sèyù)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (性慾):

• → Japanese: 性(せい)欲(よく) (seiyoku)
• → Korean: 성욕(性慾) (seong'yok)
• → Vietnamese: tính dục (性慾)

Korean

Hanja in this term
性	慾

Noun

性慾 • (seong'yok) (hangeul 성욕)

1. Hanja form^? of 성욕 (“sexual desire; etc.”).