劣根性
Chinese
inferior | one's nature; one's disposition | ||
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simp. and trad. (劣根性) |
劣 | 根性 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liègensìng
- Wade–Giles: lieh4-kên1-hsing4
- Yale: lyè-gēn-syìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liehgenshinq
- Palladius: легэньсин (legɛnʹsin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɛ⁵¹ kən⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 劣根性
- longstanding bad habit; innate weaknesses (of a people)