生理
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 生理. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 生理, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 生理 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 生理 you have here. The definition of the word 生理 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of生理, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Chinese
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (生理) |
生 | 理 | |
| Literally: “laws of life”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sang1 lei5
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): sang1 lei4
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sang1 lei5
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): sĕng-lī
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shenglǐ
- Wade–Giles: shêng1-li3
- Yale: shēng-lǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenglii
- Palladius: шэнли (šɛnli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- Homophones:
牲禮／牲礼
生理
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sang1 lei5
- Yale: sāng léih
- Cantonese Pinyin: sang1 lei5
- Guangdong Romanization: seng1 léi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: sang1 lei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /saŋ³³ lei²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sên-lî
- Hakka Romanization System: senˊ liˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: sen1 li1
- Sinological IPA: /sen²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: sĕng-lī
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ (l-)nˡi³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-lí
- Tâi-lô: sing-lí
- Phofsit Daibuun: senglie
- IPA (Philippines): /siɪŋ³³ li⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-lí
- Tâi-lô: sng-lí
- Phofsit Daibuun: snglie
- IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /sŋ̍³³ li⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Longyan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-lí
- Tâi-lô: sin-lí
- Phofsit Daibuun: sinlie
- IPA (Longyan): /sin³³⁴ li²¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: sêng1 li2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: seng lí
- Sinological IPA (key): /seŋ³³⁻²³ li⁵²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Middle Chinese: sraeng|sraengH liX
Noun
生理
- physiology; normal functioning of living organisms and their parts
- 生理需要 ― shēnglǐ xūyào ― biological need
- (literary) ways to maintain good health
- (literary) science of growth and propagation (of plants)
- (literary) rules of conduct
- (literary) hope of surviving
- (literary) life; living; livelihood
- (literary) work; job; profession
- (literary or Hakka, Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew) business; trade; buying and selling
- (literary) property; wealth
Synonyms
- (business):
Dialectal synonyms of 生意 (“business; trade”)
Derived terms
References
- “Entry #1953”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 生 | 理 |
| せい Grade: 1 |
り Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- Short for 生理学 (seirigaku, “physiology”).
- menstruation; period
- Synonym: 月経 (gekkei)
- 前の生理はいつでしたか
- Mae no seiri wa itsu deshita ka
- When was your last period?
Derived terms
- 生理痛 (seiritsū)
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 生 | 理 |
Noun
- hanja form? of 생리 (“physiology”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 生 | 理 |
Noun
生理
- chữ Hán form of sinh lí (“physiology”).