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

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:
    ^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

(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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ːse̞ː]

Noun

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

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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ɕo̞ː]

Noun

有(う)性(しょう) • (ushō) ^{←うしやう (usyau)^?}

(Buddhism) having Buddha-nature

Antonyms

無性(むしょう) (mushō)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN