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生性

生性

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	sex; nature; surname sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
simp. and trad. (生性)		生	性

Noun

生性

one's natural disposition

Adjective

生性

(Cantonese) well-behaved; thoughtful; sensible

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shēngxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ sing³
Min Nan (POJ): seⁿ-sèng / siⁿ-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shēngxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshinq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saang¹ sing³
  - Yale: sāang sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ sing³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seⁿ-sèng / siⁿ-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: senn-sìng / sinn-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svesexng, svisexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sẽ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/, /ɕĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sẽ³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/, /ɕĩ³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/, /ɕĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/, /ɕĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/, /ɕĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/