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任性

任性

Chinese

		to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility	sex; nature; surname sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
simp. and trad. (任性)		任	性

Adjective

任性

willful; headstrong

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): rènxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam⁶ sing³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngim-sin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: rènxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rennshinq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    任性
    韌性／韧性
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jam⁶ sing³
  - Yale: yahm sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam⁶ sing³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐm²² sɪŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngim-sin
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngim xin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngim⁴ xin⁴
  - IPA: /ɲim⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/