性行為

Chinese

		sex; nature; surname sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity	behaviour; conduct
trad. (性行為)		性	行為
simp. (性行为)		性	行为

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìngxíngwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ hang⁶ wai⁴
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): sin-hàng-vì
• Min Nan (POJ): sèng-hêng-ûi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: xìngxíngwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqshyngwei
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ hang⁶ wai⁴
    • Yale: sing hahng wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ hang⁶ wai⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ hɐŋ²² wɐi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sin-hàng-vì
    • IPA (Siyen, incl. Miaoli): /ɕin⁵⁵ haŋ¹¹ vi¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-hêng-ûi
    • Tâi-lô: sìng-hîng-uî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seanghenguii
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁴¹ hiɪŋ²³⁻¹¹ ui²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ui¹³/

Noun

性行為

1. sexual act; sexual contact; sexual behaviour

Synonyms

• 性接觸／性接触 (xìngjiēchù)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
性	行	為
せい Grade: 5	こう Grade: 2	い Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

seikauwi > seikɔːi > seikoːi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seikoːi/

Noun

性行為 ‎(hiragana せいこうい, romaji seikōi, historical hiragana せいかうゐ)

1. sexual acts such as intercourse between men and women

See also

• 性行為 on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia