性向

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
simp. and trad. (性向)		性	向

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìngxiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ hoeng³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sèng-hiòng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìngxiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìngsiàng
  - Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-hsiang⁴
  - Yale: syìng-syàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqshianq
  - Palladius: синсян (sinsjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ hoeng³
  - Yale: sing heung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ hoeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ hêng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ hœːŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-hiòng
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-hiòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seanghioxng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɔŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɔŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hiɔŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hiɔŋ²¹/

Etymology 1

Noun

性向

Etymology 2

Short for 性取向 (xìngqǔxiàng).

Noun

性向

sexual orientation

Synonyms

性位向 (xìngwèixiàng)
性傾向 / 性倾向 (xìngqīngxiàng)
性取向 (xìngqǔxiàng)
性定向 (xìngdìngxiàng)
性指向 (xìngzhǐxiàng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
性	向
せい Grade: 5	こう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [se̞ːko̞ː]

Noun

性(せい)向(こう) • (seikō)

propensity; inclination; bent

Korean

Hanja in this term
性	向

Noun

性向 • (seonghyang) (hangeul 성향)

hanja form^? of 성향 (“inclination; tendency”)