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天性

天性

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	sex; nature; surname sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
simp. and trad. (天性)		天	性

Noun

天性

nature (of a species/organism), innate disposition

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	性
てん Grade: 1	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

天性 ‎(hiragana てんせい, romaji tensei)

nature, innate disposition, inborn quality

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tiānxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ sing³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thiên-sin
Min Nan (POJ): thian-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tiānxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianshinq
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ sing³
  - Yale: tīn sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ sing³
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thiên-sin
  - Hakka Romanization System: tien´ xin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tian¹ xin⁴
  - IPA: /tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: thian-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiensexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/