有性

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (有性)		有	性
simp. #(有性)		有	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒuxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒuxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒusìng
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-hsing⁴
    • Yale: yǒu-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoushinq
    • Palladius: юсин (jusin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 有幸 有性

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ sing³
    • Yale: yáuh sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ³³/

Adjective

有性

1. (attributive) sexual

Derived terms

• 有性生殖 (yǒuxìng shēngzhí)
• 有性雜交／有性杂交

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
有	性
ゆう Grade: 3	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆうせー [yùúséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːse̞ː]

Noun

有(ゆう)性(せい) • (yūsei) ^{←いうせい (iusei)?}

1. sexuality; sexual
2. gendered

Antonyms

• 無性(むせい) (musei)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
有	性
う Grade: 3	しょう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うしょー [ùshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɕo̞ː]

Noun

有(う)性(しょう) • (ushō) ^{←うしやう (usyau)?}

1. (Buddhism) having Buddha-nature

Antonyms

• 無性(むしょう) (mushō)