雄性

Chinese

		heroic; male	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (雄性)		雄	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xióngxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ sing³
• Eastern Min (BUC): hṳ̀ng-séng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xióngxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syóngsìng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiung²-hsing⁴
    • Yale: syúng-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyongshinq
    • Palladius: сюнсин (sjunsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ sing³
    • Yale: hùhng sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hṳ̀ng-séng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hyŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(s-)nɛiŋ²¹³/

Noun

雄性

1. male (gender)

Derived terms

• 雄性激素 (xióngxìng jīsù)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雄	性
ゆう Grade: S	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

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

Noun

雄(ゆう)性(せい) • (yūsei) 

1. male characteristics