生性

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): ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • 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

1. one's natural disposition

Pronunciation 2

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): saang¹ sing³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): sang¹ lhen¹

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• 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

1. (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