性善

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	good
trad. (性善)		性	善
simp. ^#(性善)		性	善

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìngshàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ sin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìngshàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìngshàn
  - Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-shan⁴
  - Yale: syìng-shàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqshann
  - Palladius: синшань (sinšanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ sin⁶
  - Yale: sing sihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ sin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ xin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ siːn²²/

Noun

性善

(philosophy) good human nature; the theory that people are good by nature
- 孟子道性善，言必稱堯舜。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  孟子道性善，言必称尧舜。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Mèngzǐ dào xìngshàn, yán bì chēng Yáoshùn. [Pinyin]
  Mencius said that human nature is good; when speaking he always made laudatory reference to Yao and Shun.

Antonyms

性惡／性恶 (xìng'è)

Derived terms

性善說／性善说 (xìngshànshuō)
性善論／性善论

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
性	善
せい Grade: 5	ぜん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーぜん [sèézéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

性(せい)善(ぜん) • (seizen) ^{←せいぜん (seizen)^?}

the fundamental virtue of man

Antonyms

性悪(せいあく) (seiaku)

Derived terms

性善説(せいぜんせつ) (seizensetsu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
性	善
しょう Grade: 5	ぜん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょーぜん [shòózéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

性(しょう)善(ぜん) • (shōzen) ^{←しやうぜん (syauzen)^?}

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References

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

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