同性

Chinese

		like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (同性)		同	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóngxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ sing³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thùng-sin
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tông-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóngxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóngsìng
  - Wade–Giles: tʻung²-hsing⁴
  - Yale: túng-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngshinq
  - Palladius: тунсин (tunsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    同姓
    同性
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: tung⁴ sing³
  - Yale: tùhng sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/
  - Homophones:
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    同姓
    同性
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thùng-sin
  - Hakka Romanization System: tungˇ xin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tung² xin⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰuŋ¹¹ sin⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tông-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: tông-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dongsexng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ²³⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹/

Adjective

同性

same-sex
having the same nature

Derived terms

同性婚姻 (tóngxìng hūnyīn)
同性愛／同性爱 (tóngxìng'ài)
同性戀／同性恋 (tóngxìngliàn)
同性戀愛／同性恋爱 (tóngxìng liàn'ài)
同性結婚／同性结婚 (tóngxìng jiéhūn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (同性):

→ Japanese: 同性(どうせい) (dōsei)
→ Okinawan: 同性(どーしー) (dōshī)
→ Korean: 동성(同性) (dongseong)
→ Vietnamese: đồng tính (同性)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
同	性
どう Grade: 2	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) どーせー [dòóséé] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [do̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

同(どう)性(せい) • (dōsei)

same sex
Antonym: 異性
having the same nature

Derived terms

Derived terms

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
同	性

Noun

同性 • (dongseong) (hangeul 동성)

Hanja form^? of 동성 (“same sex”).

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
同	性
どー Grade: 2	しー Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 同性 (dōsei).

Noun

同(どー)性(しー) (dōshī)

Derived terms

Derived terms

同(どー)性(しー)ぬにーびち (dōshī nu nībichi, “same-sex marriage”)
同(どー)性(しー)人(んちゅ), 同(どー)性(しー)ん人(ちゅ) (dōshīnchu, “homosexual”)

References

“どーしー【同性】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
同	性

Adjective

同性

chữ Hán form of đồng tính (“homosexual, gay, lesbian”).

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