脆性

Chinese

		brittle; fragile; crisp brittle; fragile; crisp; clear and loud voice; neat	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (脆性)		脆	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cuìxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi³ sing³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cuìxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueyshinq
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi³ sing³
  - Yale: cheui sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu³ xing³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯³³ sɪŋ³³/

Noun

脆性

brittleness; fragility

Antonyms

韌性／韧性 (rènxìng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
脆	性
ぜい Hyōgaiji	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 脆性 (t͡sʰiuᴇi^H siᴇŋ^H).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ぜーせー [zèéséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [d͡ze̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

脆性 (hiragana ぜいせい, rōmaji zeisei)

brittleness

Antonyms

靭 (じん)性 (せい) (jinsei, “toughness”)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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