性善

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	good
trad. (性善)		性	善
simp. #(性善)		性	善

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìngshàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ sin⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìngshàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìngshàn
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-shan⁴
    • Yale: syìng-shàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqshann
    • Palladius: синшань (sinšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ sin⁶
    • Yale: sing sihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ sin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ xin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ siːn²²/

Noun

性善

1. (philosophy) good human nature; the theory that people are good by nature

   • 孟子道性善，言必稱堯舜。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     孟子道性善，言必称尧舜。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Mèngzǐ dào xìngshàn, yán bì chēng Yáoshùn. [Pinyin]

     Mencius said that human nature is good; when speaking he always made laudatory reference to Yao and Shun.

Antonyms

• 性惡／性恶 (xìng'è)

Derived terms

• 性善說／性善说 (xìngshànshuō)
• 性善論／性善论

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
性	善
せい Grade: 5	ぜん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーぜん [sèézéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

性(せい)善(ぜん) • (seizen) ^{←せいぜん (seizen)?}

1. the fundamental virtue of man

Antonyms

• 性悪(せいあく) (seiaku)

Derived terms

• 性善説(せいぜんせつ) (seizensetsu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
性	善
しょう Grade: 5	ぜん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーぜん [shòózéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

性(しょう)善(ぜん) • (shōzen) ^{←しやうぜん (syauzen)?}

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