脆性

Chinese

		brittle; fragile; crisp brittle; fragile; crisp; clear and loud voice; neat	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (脆性)		脆	性
simp. ^#(脆性)		脆	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cuìxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi³ sing³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cuìxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cuèisìng
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻui⁴-hsing⁴
  - Yale: tswèi-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueyshinq
  - Palladius: цуйсин (cujsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi³ sing³
  - Yale: cheui sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu³ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯³³ sɪŋ³³/

Noun

脆性

brittleness; fragility

Antonyms

韌性／韧性 (rènxìng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
脆	性
ぜい Hyōgai	せい Grade: 5
kan'yōon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
ぜい性

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 脆性 (MC tshjwejH sjengH).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぜーせー [zèéséé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [d͡ze̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

脆(ぜい)性(せい) • (zeisei) ^{←ぜいせい (zeisei)^?}

brittleness

Antonyms

延(えん)性(せい) (ensei, “ductility”)
靭(じん)性(せい) (jinsei, “toughness”)

Derived terms

脆(ぜい)性(せい)破(は)壊(かい) (zeisei hakai)

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
脆	性

Noun

脆性 • (chwiseong) (hangeul 취성)

hanja form^? of 취성