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[1] nature; character; natural property; disposition; temper [2] a quality or property [3] sex Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: 心 (#61)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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兩性 loeng5 sing3 = the two sexes; ambisexuality 男性 naam4 sing3 = male gender 女性 neoi5 sing3 = female sex 性別 sing3 bit6 = gender 陽性 joeng4 sing3 = masculine 唔生性 m4 saang1 sing3 = not smart; unaware 粵 冇記性 mou5 gei3 sing3 = forgetful 粵 記性 gei3 sing3 = memory 性命 sing3 ming6 = life 性質 sing3 zat1 = nature; quality See all 301 compounds (CantoDict reports 323 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 6 examples containing 性
〝先進〞係咩詞性呀?/係一個形容詞 粵
What part of speech does "先進" belong to? / It's an adjective. [Lit. "advanced" is what part-of-speech [particle]? / is one [counter] adjective.]
呢個實驗最緊要係記性 粵
It's vital to remember what you're doing in this experiment. [Lit. this [counter] experiment[,] most important is memory Translated more directly: "the most important thing about this experiment is memory", but I don't think that's what's meant since the context is a chemistry experiment rather than psychology.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |