性行

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Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
simp. and trad. (性行)		性	行

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìngxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ hang⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìngxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìngsíng
  - Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-hsing²
  - Yale: syìng-syíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqshyng
  - Palladius: синсин (sinsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ hang⁶
  - Yale: sing hahng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ hang⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ heng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ hɐŋ²²/

Noun

性行

(literary) character and conduct
sexual activity

Synonyms

(sexual activity): 性行為／性行为 (xìngxíngwéi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (性行):

→ Japanese: 性行(せいこう) (seikō)
→ Korean: 성행(性行) (seonghaeng)
→ Vietnamese: tính hạnh (性行)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
性	行
せい Grade: 5	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーこー (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

性(せい)行(こう) • (seikō) ^{←せいかう (seikau)^?}

character and conduct

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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

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