性質

简 性质 · 繁 性質
Mandarin · pinyin xìng zhì

Meanings

  1. nature
  2. characteristic
  3. Classifier: 個 gè
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性
xìng · nature, character, sex
質
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质
zhì · matter, material, substance
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4–4 · xing4 zhi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sing3 zat1

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sing3 zat1

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noun

  1. character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence

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