兩性

See also: 两性

Chinese

		both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (兩性)		兩	性
simp. (两性)		两	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎngxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵ sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎngxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎngsìng
    • Wade–Giles: liang³-hsing⁴
    • Yale: lyǎng-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangshinq
    • Palladius: лянсин (ljansin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng⁵ sing³
    • Yale: léuhng sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ¹³ sɪŋ³³/

Noun

兩性

1. both sexes

Derived terms

• 兩性人／两性人 (liǎngxìngrén)
• 兩性差異／两性差异
• 兩性生殖／两性生殖
• 兩性畸形／两性畸形 (liǎngxìng jīxíng)
• 兩性花／两性花
• 兩性關係／两性关系 (liǎngxìng guānxì)

 

Adjective

兩性

1. bisexual
2. hermaphrodite
3. heterosexual

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (兩性):

• → Japanese: 両性(りょうせい) (ryōsei)
• → Vietnamese: lưỡng tính (兩性)