純粹

See also: 純粋 and 纯粹

Chinese

		pure; simple; unmixed pure; simple; unmixed; genuine	pure; unmixed; essence
trad. (純粹)		純	粹
simp. (纯粹)		纯	粹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chúncuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄘㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seon⁴ seoi⁶, seon⁴ seoi⁵
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sûn-chhùi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sung⁵ zui³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chúncuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄘㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chúncuèi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻun²-tsʻui⁴
    • Yale: chwún-tswèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwentsuey
    • Palladius: чуньцуй (čunʹcuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seon⁴ seoi⁶, seon⁴ seoi⁵
    • Yale: sèuhn seuih, sèuhn séuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁴ soey⁶, soen⁴ soey⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên⁴ sêu⁶, sên⁴ sêu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn²¹ sɵy̯²²/, /sɵn²¹ sɵy̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûn-chhùi
    • Tâi-lô: sûn-tshuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sunzhuix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sun¹³⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sun²³⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sung⁵ zui³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sûng tsùi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui²¹³/

Adjective

純粹

1. pure; entire; unadulterated

Synonyms

• 純正／纯正 (chúnzhèng)
• (obsolete or regional) 道地 (dàodì)
• 地道 (dìdao)
• 是味 (shìwèi)
• 正宗 (zhèngzōng)
• (Hokkien) 正港

Derived terms

• 純粹主義／纯粹主义 (chúncuì zhǔyì)
• 純粹數學／纯粹数学 (chúncuì shùxué)
• 純粹科學／纯粹科学 (chúncuì kēxué)

 

Adverb

純粹

1. purely; entirely; completely

   這輛車一無是處，純粹是廢品。 [MSC, trad.]
   这辆车一无是处，纯粹是废品。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè liàng chē yīwúshìchù, chúncuì shì fèipǐn. [Pinyin]

   This car is a no-good piece of junk, pure waste.

Synonyms

• 全然 (quánrán)
• 完全 (wánquán)
• 簡直／简直 (jiǎnzhí) (chiefly in exaggerations)
• 純／纯
• 純然／纯然
• 貼准 (⁷tiq-tsen) (Wu)
• 逕直／迳直 (jìngzhí) (literary)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (純粹):

• → Japanese: 純粋(じゅんすい) (junsui)
• → Korean: 순수(純粹) (sunsu)
• → Vietnamese: thuần túy (純粹)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
純	粹
じゅん Grade: 6	すい Jinmeiyō
goon	on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 純粹 – see the following entry.

【純粋じゅんすい】 [adjective] pure, unmixed, genuine [adjective] selfless, pure [adjective] innocent [noun] purity [noun] selflessness, purity [noun] innocence

(This term, 純粹, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
純	粹

Noun

純粹 • (sunsu) (hangeul 순수)

1. Hanja form^? of 순수 (“purity”).