脆性

Chinese

		brittle; fragile; crisp brittle; fragile; crisp; clear and loud voice; neat	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (脆性)		脆	性
simp. #(脆性)		脆	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cuìxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi³ sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuìxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cuèisìng
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻui⁴-hsing⁴
    • Yale: tswèi-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueyshinq
    • Palladius: цуйсин (cujsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi³ sing³
    • Yale: cheui sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu³ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯³³ sɪŋ³³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 脆性

1. brittleness; fragility

Antonyms

• 韌性／韧性 (rènxìng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
脆	性
ぜい Hyōgai	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 脆性 (t͡sʰiuᴇi^H siᴇŋ^H).

Noun

脆(ぜい)性(せい) • (zeisei) 

1. brittleness

Antonyms

• 靭性(じんせい) (jinsei, “toughness”)