天性

Chinese

day; sky; heaven sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad.
(天性)

Pronunciation


Noun

天性

  1. nature (of a species, organism, etc.); innate disposition
    隨畜射獵禽獸生業人習戰攻侵伐天性 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    随畜射猎禽兽生业人习战攻侵伐天性 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, circa 91 BCE
    Qí sú, kuān zé suíxù, yīn shèliè qínshòu wéi shēngyè, jí zé rénxí zhàngōng yǐ qīnfá, qí tiānxìng yě. [Pinyin]
    It is their custom to herd their flocks in times of peace and make their living by hunting, but in periods of crisis they take up arms and go off on plundering and marauding expeditions. This seems to be their inborn nature.

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (天性):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

天性 (hiragana てんせい, rōmaji tensei)

  1. nature, innate disposition, inborn quality
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