性具

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	tool; device; utensil tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument
simp. and trad. (性具)		性	具

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìngjù

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ geoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìngjù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìngjyù
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-chü⁴
    • Yale: syìng-jyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqjiuh
    • Palladius: синцзюй (sinczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ geoi⁶
    • Yale: sing geuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ goey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ gêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ kɵy̯²²/

Noun

性具

1. (Buddhism) inherent entailment of all specific phenomena in the nature of the Three Truths
2. Short for 性玩具 (xìngwánjù, “sex toy”).

Synonyms

• (sex toy): 情趣用品 (qíngqù yòngpǐn), 性玩具 (xìngwánjù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
性	具
せい Grade: 5	ぐ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 性(せい) (sei, “sex”) + 具(ぐ) (gu, “tool”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せ​ーぐ [séꜜègù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɡɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

性(せい)具(ぐ) • (seigu) 

1. a sex toy (sex aid)

Synonyms

• 淫(いん)具(ぐ) (ingu)
• 大人(おとな)のおもちゃ (otona no omocha)