脆性

Chinese

		brittle; fragile; crisp brittle; fragile; crisp; clear and loud voice; neat	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (脆性)		脆	性
simp. #(脆性)		脆	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cuìxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi³ sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuìxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cuèisìng
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻui⁴-hsing⁴
    • Yale: tswèi-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueyshinq
    • Palladius: цуйсин (cujsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi³ sing³
    • Yale: cheui sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu³ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯³³ sɪŋ³³/

Noun

脆性

1. brittleness; fragility

Antonyms

• 韌性／韧性 (rènxìng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
脆	性
ぜい Hyōgaiji	せい Grade: 5
kan’yōon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
ぜい性

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 脆性 (MC tshjwejH sjengH).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぜーせー [zèéséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ze̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

脆(ぜい)性(せい) • (zeisei) ^{←ぜいせい (zeisei)?}

1. brittleness

Antonyms

• 延(えん)性(せい) (ensei, “ductility”)
• 靭(じん)性(せい) (jinsei, “toughness”)

Derived terms

• 脆(ぜい)性(せい)破(は)壊(かい) (zeisei hakai)

Korean

Hanja in this term
脆	性

Noun

脆性 • (chwiseong) (hangeul 취성)

1. Hanja form^? of 취성.