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性質

简性质 · 繁性質

Mandarin · pinyin xìng zhì

nature
characteristic
Classifier: 個 gè

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性: xìng · nature, character, sex
質: Look up this written character
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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noun

character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence

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