人性

Chinese

		man; person; people	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (人性)		人	性
alternative forms		儂性／侬性 (lâng-sèng) Min Nan

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rénxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ sing³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngìn-sin
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): jîn-sèng / lîn-sèng / lâng-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rénxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rénsìng
    • Wade–Giles: jên²-hsing⁴
    • Yale: rén-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renshinq
    • Palladius: жэньсин (žɛnʹsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ sing³
    • Yale: yàhn sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ sɪŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngìn-sin
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngin^ˇ xin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngin² xin⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋin¹¹ sin⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîn-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: jîn-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jinsexng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zin¹³⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zin²³⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: lîn-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: linsexng
    • IPA (Taipei): /lin²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lin²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lin²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâng-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: lâng-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: langsexng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /laŋ¹³⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/

Noun

人性

1. human nature; humanity

Synonyms

• 人類條件／人类条件 (rénlèi tiáojiàn)

Derived terms

• 人性化 (rénxìnghuà)
• 人性論 / 人性论 (rénxìnglùn)
• 有異性冇人性 / 有异性冇人性

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rénxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rénxìng → rénxing (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ → ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rénsi̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: jên²-hsing⁵
    • Yale: rén-sying
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren.shinq
    • Palladius: жэньсин (žɛnʹsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/ → /ʐən³⁵ ɕiŋ³/

Noun

人性

1. normal human feelings; reason

Synonyms

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• 人心 (rénxīn)
• 天良 (tiānliáng)
• 本心 (běnxīn)
• 良心 (liángxīn)
• 良知 (liángzhī)
• 靈魂 / 灵魂 (línghún)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人	性
じん Grade: 1	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 人性 (ȵiɪn siᴇŋ^H).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じんせー [jìńséé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑĩɰ̃se̞ː]

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Noun

人(じん)性(せい) • (jinsei) 

1. human nature

Derived terms

• 人性論的証明(じんせいろんてきしょうめい) (jinseironteki shōmei, “anthropological argument”)

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
人	性

Noun

人性 • (inseong) (hangeul 인성)

1. hanja form^? of 인성 (“quality of one's character”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
人	性

Noun

人性

1. chữ Hán form of nhân tính (“humanity; human nature”).