習性

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See also: 习性

Chinese

		to practise; to study; habit	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (習性)		習	性
simp. (习性)		习	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xíxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap⁶ sing³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): si̍p-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xíxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sísìng
  - Wade–Giles: hsi²-hsing⁴
  - Yale: syí-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyishinq
  - Palladius: сисин (sisin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zaap⁶ sing³
  - Yale: jaahp sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap⁹ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zab⁶ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːp̚² sɪŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍p-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: si̍p-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sibsexng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sip̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sip̚²⁴⁻² siɪŋ⁴¹/

Noun

習性

temperament; habit; habitual nature; trait

Synonyms

習慣／习惯 (xíguàn)
(Hokkien) 生張／生张

Japanese

Kanji in this term
習	性
しゅう Grade: 3	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しゅうせー (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

習(しゅう)性(せい) • (shūsei)

trait, habit

Korean

Hanja in this term
習	性

Noun

習性 • (seupseong) (hangeul 습성)

hanja form^? of 습성 (“trait, habit”)

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