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

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

      edit edit 任性 韌性／韧性

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jam⁶ sing³
    • Yale: yahm sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jam⁶ sing³
    • 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/

Adjective

任性

1. willful; headstrong