同性

Chinese

		like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (同性)		同	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóngxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ sing³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thùng-sin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóngxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóngsìng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻung²-hsing⁴
    • Yale: túng-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngshinq
    • Palladius: тунсин (tunsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: tung⁴ sing³
    • Yale: tùhng sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thùng-sin
    • Hakka Romanization System: tungˇ xin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tung² xin⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰuŋ¹¹ sin⁵⁵/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 同性

1. same-sex
2. having the same nature

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
同	性
どう Grade: 2	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

同(どう)性(せい) • (dōsei) 

1. same sex

   Antonym: 異性

2. having the same nature

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 同性愛(どうせいあい) (dōseiai)
• 同性愛者(どうせいあいしゃ) (dōseiaisha)
• 同性結婚(どうせいけっこん) (dōseikekkon)
• 同性愛嫌悪(どうせいあいけんお) (dōseiaiken'o)
• 同性婚(どうせいこん) (dōseikon)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
同	性

Noun

同性 • (dongseong) (hangeul 동성)

1. Hanja form^? of 동성 (“same sex”).

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Okinawan

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 同性 (dōsei).

Noun

同性(どーしー) (dōshī) 

1. homosexual
2. homosexuality
3. same sex

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 同性ぬにーびち (どーしーぬにーびち, dōshī nu nībichi, “same-sex marriage”)
• 同性人, 同性ん人 (どーしーんちゅ, dōshīnchu, “homosexual”)

References

• “どーしー【同性】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
同	性

Adjective

同性

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