習性

See also: 习性

Chinese

		to practise; to study; habit	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (習性)		習	性
simp. (习性)		习	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap⁶ sing³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): si̍p-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sísìng
    • Wade–Giles: hsi²-hsing⁴
    • Yale: syí-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyishinq
    • Palladius: сисин (sisin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaap⁶ sing³
    • Yale: jaahp sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap⁹ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zab⁶ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːp̚² sɪŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍p-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: si̍p-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sibsexng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sip̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sip̚²⁴⁻² siɪŋ⁴¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 習性

1. temperament; habit; habitual nature; trait

Synonyms

• 習慣／习惯 (xíguàn)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
習	性
しゅう Grade: 3	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

習(しゅう)性(せい) • (shūsei) 

1. trait, habit

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Korean

Hanja in this term
習	性

Noun

習性 • (seupseong) (hangeul 습성)

1. hanja form^? of 습성 (“trait, habit”)