性別

See also: 性别

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	other; distinguish; contrary other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin
trad. (性別)		性	別
simp. (性别)		性	别

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìngbié

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sing³ bit⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhen¹ bet⁵

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): sin-phe̍t

  (Meixian, Guangdong): xin⁴ piêd⁶

• Eastern Min (BUC): séng-biék
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sèng-pia̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sên³ biêg⁸ / sên³ biag⁸

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵shin-biq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìngbié
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìngbié
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-pieh²
    • Yale: syìng-byé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqbye
    • Palladius: синбе (sinbe)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ pi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ bit⁶
    • Yale: sing biht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ bit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ bid⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ piːt̚²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhen¹ bet⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬen³³ pet̚³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sin-phe̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: xin ped
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xin⁴ ped⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /sin⁵⁵ pʰet̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: xin⁴ piêd⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /sin⁵³ pʰiɛt̚⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: séng-biék
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(p-)miɛʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-pia̍t
    • Tâi-lô: sìng-pia̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seangpiat
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ piɛt̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ piɛt̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ piɛt̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ piɛt̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ piɛt̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sên³ biêg⁸ / sên³ biag⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sèⁿ pie̍k / sèⁿ pia̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ piek̚⁴/, /sẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ piak̚⁴/

Note:

• sên3 biêg8 - Chaozhou;
• sên3 biag8 - Shantou.

• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵shin-biq
    • MiniDict: shin^去 bih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xin-biq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕin³³ biɪʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

性別

1. sex; gender

   性別平等／性别平等  ―  xìngbié píngděng  ―  gender equality

   性別的流動性／性别的流动性  ―  xìngbié de liúdòngxìng  ―  gender fluidity

   愛情不分性別。／爱情不分性别。  ―  Àiqíng bùfēn xìngbié.  ―  Love is love, regardless of gender.

   性別是個光譜。／性别是个光谱。  ―  Xìngbié shì ge guāngpǔ.  ―  Gender is a spectrum.

   我不能從中文名中看出性別。 [MSC, trad.]
   我不能从中文名中看出性别。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ bù néng cóng zhōngwén míng zhōng kànchu xìngbié. [Pinyin]

   I can't tell the gender of Chinese names.

2. (grammar) gender

Derived terms

• 性別不一致／性别不一致
• 性別不安／性别不安 (xìngbié bù'ān)
• 性別不安症／性别不安症 (xìngbié bù'ānzhèng)
• 性別分化障礙／性别分化障碍 (xìngbié fēnhuà zhàng'ài)
• 性別意識形態／性别意识形态 (xìngbié yìshí xíngtài)
• 性別歧視／性别歧视 (xìngbié qíshì)
• 性別比／性别比 (xìngbiébǐ)
• 性別焦慮／性别焦虑 (xìngbié jiāolǜ)
• 性別焦慮症／性别焦虑症 (xìngbié jiāolǜzhèng)
• 性別研究／性别研究 (xìngbié yánjiū)
• 性別置換手術／性别置换手术 (xìngbié zhìhuàn shǒushù)
• 性別肯定手術／性别肯定手术 (xìngbié kěndìng shǒushù)
• 性別表達／性别表达 (xìngbié biǎodá)
• 性別角色／性别角色
• 性別認同／性别认同 (xìngbié rèntóng)
• 性別認同障礙／性别认同障碍 (xìngbié rèntóng zhàng'ài)
• 性別酷兒／性别酷儿 (xìngbié kù'ér)
• 性別重置手術／性别重置手术 (xìngbié chóngzhì shǒushù)
• 指派性別／指派性别 (zhǐpài xìngbié)
• 泛性別／泛性别
• 流性別／流性别
• 無性別／无性别
• 生物性別／生物性别 (shēngwù xìngbié)
• 生理性別／生理性别 (shēnglǐ xìngbié)
• 社會性別／社会性别 (shèhuì xìngbié)
• 超性別／超性别 (chāoxìngbié)
• 跨性別／跨性别 (kuàxìngbié)
• 雙性別／双性别
• 非二元性別／非二元性别 (fēi'èryuán xìngbié)
• 順性別／顺性别 (shùnxìngbié)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (性別):

• → Japanese: 性別(せいべつ) (seibetsu)
• → Korean: 성별(性別) (seongbyeol)

Others:

• → Bouyei: xinqbief
• → Zhuang: singqbied, singbez

Japanese

Kanji in this term
性	別
せい Grade: 5	べつ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーべつ [sèébétsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːbe̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

性(せい)別(べつ) • (seibetsu) 

1. sex, gender

Derived terms

• 性(せい)別(べつ)違(い)和(わ) (seibetsu iwa, “gender dysphoria”)
• 性別役割分業(せいべつやくわりぶんぎょう) (seibetsu yakuwari bungyō, “gender division of labor”)

See also

• 男性(だんせい) (dansei, “male”)
• 女性(じょせい) (josei, “female”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
性	別

Noun

性別 • (seongbyeol) (hangeul 성별)

1. Hanja form^? of 성별 (“sex, gender”).