任性

Chinese

		to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility	sex; nature; surname sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (任性)		任	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rènxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jam⁶ sing³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngim-sin
• Min Nan (POJ): līm-sèng / jīm-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: rènxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rennshinq
    • IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jam⁶ sing³
    • Yale: yahm sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jam⁶ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yem⁶ xing³
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐm²² sɪŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngim-sin
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngim xin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngim⁴ xin⁴
    • IPA: /ɲim⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: līm-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: līm-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixmsexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lim²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lim³³⁻¹¹ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lim⁴¹⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jīm-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: jīm-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jixmsexng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ʑim³³⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑim²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

任性

1. willful; headstrong

   有錢就是任性。 / 有钱就是任性。  ―  Yǒuqián jiùshì rènxìng.  ―  I am willful 'cause I am rich. / This is how rich people roll. (slang)

2. unrestrained; without border or limit

   任性的便宜  ―  rènxìng de piányí  ―  incredibly cheap