純粹

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See also: 純粋 and 纯粹

Chinese

		pure; simple; unmixed pure; simple; unmixed; genuine	pure; unmixed; essence
trad. (純粹)		純	粹
simp. (纯粹)		纯	粹

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chúncuì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄘㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon⁴ seoi⁶, seon⁴ seoi⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sûn-chhùi

(Teochew, Peng'im): sung⁵ zui³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chúncuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄘㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chúncuèi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻun²-tsʻui⁴
  - Yale: chwún-tswèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwentsuey
  - Palladius: чуньцуй (čunʹcuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seon⁴ seoi⁶, seon⁴ seoi⁵
  - Yale: sèuhn seuih, sèuhn séuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁴ soey⁶, soen⁴ soey⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: sên⁴ sêu⁶, sên⁴ sêu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn²¹ sɵy̯²²/, /sɵn²¹ sɵy̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûn-chhùi
  - Tâi-lô: sûn-tshuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sunzhuix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sun¹³⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sun²³⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sung⁵ zui³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sûng tsùi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui²¹³/

Adjective

純粹

pure; entire; unadulterated

Synonyms

純正／纯正 (chúnzhèng)
(obsolete or regional) 道地 (dàodì)
地道 (dìdao)
是味 (shìwèi)
正宗 (zhèngzōng)
(Hokkien) 正港

Derived terms

純粹主義／纯粹主义 (chúncuì zhǔyì)
純粹數學／纯粹数学 (chúncuì shùxué)
純粹科學／纯粹科学 (chúncuì kēxué)

Adverb

純粹

purely; entirely; completely
這輛車一無是處，純粹是廢品。 [MSC, trad.]
这辆车一无是处，纯粹是废品。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè liàng chē yīwúshìchù, chúncuì shì fèipǐn.
This car is a no-good piece of junk, pure waste.

Synonyms

全然 (quánrán)
完全 (wánquán)
簡直／简直 (jiǎnzhí) (chiefly in exaggerations)
純／纯
純然／纯然
貼准 (⁷tiq-tsen) (Wu)
逕直／迳直 (jìngzhí) (literary)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (純粹):

→ Japanese: 純粋(じゅんすい) (junsui)
→ Korean: 순수(純粹) (sunsu)
→ Vietnamese: thuần túy (純粹)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
純	粹
じゅん Grade: 6	すい Jinmeiyō
goon	on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 純粹 – see the following entry.

【純粋じゅんすい】

pure, unmixed, genuine

selflessness, purity

(This term, 純粹, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
純	粹

Noun

純粹 • (sunsu) (hangeul 순수)

Hanja form^? of 순수 (“purity”).

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