性子

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (性子)		性	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìngzi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xìngzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄗ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinq.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
  - Homophones:
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    性子
    杏子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: sing³ zi²
  - Yale: sing jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    性子
    聖子／圣子
    聖旨／圣旨
    蟶子／蛏子

Noun

性子

temper; disposition; temperament
(of alcohol, drugs etc) strength; potency

Synonyms

(temperament):

天性 (tiānxìng)
性情 (xìngqíng)
本性 (běnxìng)
本質／本质 (běnzhì)

率性 (shuàixìng) (literary)
稟性／禀性 (bǐngxìng)
素性 (sùxìng)
脾氣／脾气 (píqi)

(strength): 特性 (tèxìng)

Derived terms

使性子 (shǐ xìngzi)
弄性子 (nòng xìngzi)
急性子 (jíxìngzi)

慢性子 (mànxìngzi)
由著性子來／由着性子来 (yóuzhe xìngzi lái)

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