苛性

Chinese

		severe; exacting	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (苛性)		苛	性
simp. #(苛性)		苛	性

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English caustic + 性 (xìng, “nature, property”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kēxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kēxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kesìng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo¹-hsing⁴
    • Yale: kē-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keshinq
    • Palladius: кэсин (kɛsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

Adjective

苛性

1. (chemistry, usually attributive) caustic; corrosive