性向

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
simp. and trad. (性向)		性	向

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìngxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ hoeng³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sèng-hiòng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìngxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìngsiàng
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: syìng-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqshianq
    • Palladius: синсян (sinsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ hoeng³
    • Yale: sing heung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ hoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ hêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ hœːŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-hiòng
    • Tâi-lô: sìng-hiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seanghioxng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hiɔŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hiɔŋ²¹/

Etymology 1

Noun

性向

1. predisposition; tendency
2. aptitude

Etymology 2

Short for 性取向 (xìngqǔxiàng).

Noun

性向

1. sexual orientation

Synonyms

• 性位向 (xìngwèixiàng)
• 性傾向／性倾向 (xìngqīngxiàng)
• 性取向 (xìngqǔxiàng)
• 性定向 (xìngdìngxiàng)
• 性指向 (xìngzhǐxiàng)

 

Korean

Hanja in this term
性	向

Noun

性向 • (seonghyang) (hangeul 성향)

1. Hanja form^? of 성향 (“inclination; tendency”).