無性

See also: 无性

Chinese

		not have	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (無性)		無	性
simp. (无性)		无	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ sing³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): mò-sin

(Hailu, HRS): mo sin^ˇ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bô-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wúxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wúsìng
  - Wade–Giles: wu²-hsing⁴
  - Yale: wú-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wushinq
  - Palladius: усин (usin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ sing³
  - Yale: mòuh sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ sɪŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mò-sin
  - Hakka Romanization System: mo^ˇ xin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mo² xin⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /mo¹¹ sin⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: mo sin^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /mo⁵⁵ sin¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: bô-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boisexng
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /bo²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /bo²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /bo¹³⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

無性

(attributive) asexual
(attributive) agender; sexless; neuter

Derived terms

無性生殖 / 无性生殖 (wúxìng shēngzhí)
無性雜交 / 无性杂交

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
無	性
む Grade: 4	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) むせー [mùséé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [mɯ̟se̞ː]

Noun

無(む)性(せい) • (musei) ^{←むせい (musei)^?}

Antonyms

有性(ゆうせい) (yūsei)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
無	性
む Grade: 4	しょう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) むしょー [mùshóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ɕo̞ː]

Noun

無(む)性(しょう) • (mushō) ^{←むしやう (musyau)^?}

(Buddhism) without Buddha-nature

Antonyms

有性(うしょう) (ushō)

Derived terms

無性(むしょう)に (mushō ni)

References

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
無	性

Adjective

無性

chữ Hán form of vô tính (“asexual”)