異性

See also: 异性

Chinese

		different; unusual; strange	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (異性)		異	性
simp. (异性)		异	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ sing³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ī-sèng

(Teochew, Peng'im): i⁶ sên³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìsìng
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-hsing⁴
  - Yale: yì-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshinq
  - Palladius: исин (isin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    意興 / 意兴
    異姓 / 异姓
    異性 / 异性
    義行 / 义行
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ sing³
  - Yale: yih sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² sɪŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ī-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: ī-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ixsexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /i²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁴¹⁻²² siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /i³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: i⁶ sên³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ĭ sèⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ²¹³/

Noun

異性

the opposite sex (the other gender to which one is referring)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
異	性
い Grade: 6	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi	kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いせー [ìséé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) いせー [íꜜsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ise̞ː]

Noun

異(い)性(せい) • (isei)

the opposite sex (the other gender to which one is referring)
(chemistry, physics) isomerism (phenomenon of the existence of isomers)

Antonyms

同(どう)性(せい) (dōsei)

Derived terms

異(い)性(せい)化(か)酵(こう)素(そ) (iseika kōso)
異(い)性(せい)化(か)糖(とう) (iseikatō)
異(い)性(せい)体(たい) (iseitai)
回(かい)転(てん)異(い)性(せい) (kaiten isei)
幾(き)何(か)異(い)性(せい) (kika isei)
光(こう)学(がく)異(い)性(せい) (kōgaku isei)
構(こう)造(ぞう)異(い)性(せい) (kōzō isei)
互(ご)変(へん)異(い)性(せい) (gohen isei)
不(ふ)純(じゅん)異(い)性(せい)交(こう)遊(ゆう) (fujun isei kōyū)
立(りっ)体(たい)異(い)性(せい) (rittai isei)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
異	性

Noun

異性 • (iseong) (hangeul 이성)

hanja form^? of 이성 (“opposite sex”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
異	性

Adjective

異性

chữ Hán form of dị tính (“heterosexual”)