異性戀

See also: 异性恋

Chinese

		the opposite sex	feel attached to; long for; love
trad. (異性戀)		異性	戀
simp. (异性恋)		异性	恋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìxìngliàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ sing³ lyun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìxìngliàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìsìngliàn
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-hsing⁴-lien⁴
    • Yale: yì-syìng-lyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshinqliann
    • Palladius: исинлянь (isinljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ sing³ lyun²
    • Yale: yih sing lyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ sing³ lyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ xing³ lün²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² sɪŋ³³ lyːn³⁵/

Noun

異性戀

1. (uncountable) heterosexuality
2. (countable) heterosexual

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “heterosexuality”): 同性戀／同性恋 (tóngxìngliàn)
• (antonym(s) of “heterosexual”): 同性戀／同性恋 (tóngxìngliàn)

Coordinate terms

(sexual orientations) 性取向 (xìngqǔxiàng); 同性戀／同性恋 (tóngxìngliàn), 異性戀／异性恋 (yìxìngliàn), 雙性戀／双性恋 (shuāngxìngliàn), 無性戀／无性恋 (wúxìngliàn), 泛性戀／泛性恋 (fànxìngliàn), 智性戀／智性恋 (zhìxìngliàn) ^{(Category: zh:Sexual orientations)}