耳性

Chinese

		ear	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (耳性)		耳	性
simp. #(耳性)		耳	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): ěrxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): er³ xin⁴

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ěrxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ěrsìng
    • Wade–Giles: êrh³-hsing⁴
    • Yale: ěr-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eelshinq
    • Palladius: эрсин (ersin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: er³ xin⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: r xin
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɚ⁵³ ɕin²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ sing³
    • Yale: yíh sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ sɪŋ³³/

Noun

耳性

1. (Cantonese, dialectal Mandarin) memory, especially the ability to remember warnings one has been given

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 記憶力 (“memory; ability to remember”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		記憶力
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	記性
	Singapore	記憶力
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	記事鐘
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	記性
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	記心
	Xuzhou	記事鐘, 記性珠兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	記性
	Ürümqi	記性
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	耳性
	Wuhan	耳性
	Liuzhou	記性
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	記性
Cantonese	Guangzhou	記性, 耳性
	Hong Kong	記性, 耳性
Gan	Nanchang	記性
	Lichuan	記性
Hakka	Meixian	記性, 記才
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	記性, 記才
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	記性, 記才
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	記性, 記才
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	記性, 記才
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	記性, 記才
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	記性
Huizhou	Jixi	記性
Jin	Taiyuan	記性
Northern Min	Jian'ou	記心
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	記時
Southern Min	Xiamen	記池
	Quanzhou	記池, 記示
	Zhangzhou	記池
	Tainan	記池
	Penang (Hokkien)	記池
	Longyan	記池
	Shantou	記性
	Jieyang	記池
Wu	Shanghai	記性
	Shanghai (Chongming)	記心
	Suzhou	記性
	Hangzhou	記性
	Ningbo	記性
	Wenzhou	記博, 記性
Xiang	Loudi	記心

Derived terms

• 冇耳性