性別

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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
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Pronunciation

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

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.
    I can't tell the gender of Chinese names.
  2. (grammar) gender

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Others:

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

性(せい)別(べつ) • (seibetsu) 

  1. sex, gender

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
性別

Noun

性別 • (seongbyeol) (hangeul 성별)

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