素質

See also: 素质

Chinese

	plain; element	hostage; substance; nature hostage; substance; nature; quality
trad. (素質)	素	質
simp. (素质)	素	质
anagram	質素／质素

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sùzhì, sùzhí

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˋ, ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ zat¹
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sou⁴ zih⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sò͘-chit

(Teochew, Peng'im): su³ zioh⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵su-tseq₇

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sùzhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sùjhìh
  - Wade–Giles: su⁴-chih⁴
  - Yale: sù-jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhjyh
  - Palladius: сучжи (sučži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    夙志
    素質 / 素质
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sùzhí
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sùjhíh
  - Wade–Giles: su⁴-chih²
  - Yale: sù-jŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhjyr
  - Palladius: сучжи (sučži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou³ zat¹
  - Yale: sou jāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ dzat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: sou³ zed¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ t͡sɐt̚⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sou⁴ zih⁶
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: so̍-cih
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɔu⁴² t͡siʔ²¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sou⁴ zih⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɔu⁴² t͡siʔ²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò͘-chit
  - Tâi-lô: sòo-tsit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sorcid
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sit̚⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sit̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: su³ zioh⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sù tsioh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sioʔ²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵su-tseq₇
  - MiniDict: su^去 tseh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²su-tseq₄
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /su³³ t͡səʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

素質

inner quality; innate quality
身體素質／身体素质 ― shēntǐ sùzhì ― physique
calibre; quality
提高學生素質／提高学生素质 ― tígāo xuéshēng sùzhì ― to improve the calibre of students

提高公務員的綜合素質 [MSC, trad.]
提高公务员的综合素质 [MSC, simp.]
tígāo gōngwùyuán de zōnghé sùzhì [Pinyin]
to improve the overall quality of civil servants
personal accomplishment; attainment; self-control; self-cultivation
素質差！／素质差！ ― Sùzhì chā! ― so ignorant!
character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence
(Classical) white material; white texture
(Classical) white complexion; pale complexion

Synonyms

(inner quality):

Dialectal synonyms of 素質 (“inner quality (of a person)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		素質
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	素質
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	素質
Cantonese	Guangzhou	質素
Cantonese	Hong Kong	質素
Wu	Shanghai	素質

(personal accomplishment): 素養／素养 (sùyǎng)
(character):

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實質 / 实质 (shízhì)
性質 / 性质 (xìngzhì)
本色
本質 / 本质 (běnzhì)
真態 / 真态 (zhēntài) (literary)
質 / 质

Derived terms

心理素質 / 心理素质 (xīnlǐ sùzhì)
生活素質 / 生活素质
素質教育 / 素质教育 (sùzhì jiàoyù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
素	質
そ Grade: 5	しつ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そしつ [sòshítsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [so̞ɕi̥t͡sɨ]

Noun

素(そ)質(しつ) • (soshitsu)

the makings, personal qualities, talents, tendencies
Synonym: 資質 (shishitsu)
- 1928, 岸田國士, 俳優志望者メンタルテスト‎^[1], 青空文庫:
  
  それなら、俳優(はいゆう)としての素質(そしつ)には、自信(じしん)があるのですか。
  Sore nara, haiyū to shite no soshitsu ni wa, jishin ga aru no desu ka.
  If that's the case, are you sure you have the makings of an actor?

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

“素質”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
素	質

Noun

素質 • (sojil) (hangeul 소질)

hanja form^? of 소질 (“aptitude, knack, natural talent; innate quality, intrinsic quality”)

[DJR4-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK8-2] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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