再生
Chinese
again; once more; next in sequence again; once more; next in sequence; another |
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (再生) |
再 | 生 | |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zoi3 sang1
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: zàishēng
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zàisheng
- Wade–Giles: tsai4-shêng1
- Yale: dzài-shēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaysheng
- Palladius: цзайшэн (czajšɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
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- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zoi3 sang1
- Yale: joi sāng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzoi3 sang1
- Guangdong Romanization: zoi3 seng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɔːi̯³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chài-sng
- Tâi-lô: tsài-sng
- Phofsit Daibuun: zaesngf
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chài-seng
- Tâi-lô: tsài-sing
- Phofsit Daibuun: zaesefng
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sai¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sai²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sai²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: zai3 sên1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsài seⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Verb
再生
- (archaic) to come back to life after having died
- (archaic) to recover from a serious injury
- (biology, pathology) to regenerate; to regrow
- 癌症再生 ― áizhèng zàishēng ― cancer regeneration
Adjective
再生
- (attributive) recycled
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 再生 – see 在生 (“how”). (This term is a variant form of 在生). |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 再 | 生 |
| さい Grade: 5 |
せい Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From 再 (sai-, “re-, again”) + 生 (sei, “live, life”).
Pronunciation
Noun
再生 • (saisei)
- coming to life again
- regeneration
- reuse
- recycle
- reproduction
- playback
- 再生ボタン
- saisei botan
- play button
- 再生ボタン
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 再生繊維 (saiseisen'i)
- 再生装置 (saiseisōchi)
- 再生品 (saiseihin)
Verb
再生する • (saisei suru) suru (stem 再生し (saisei shi), past 再生した (saisei shita))
- to come back to life, to come to life again, to be reborn
- to regenerate
- to reuse
- to play back
Conjugation
Conjugation of "再生する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 再生し | さいせいし | saisei shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 再生し | さいせいし | saisei shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 再生する | さいせいする | saisei suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 再生する | さいせいする | saisei suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 再生すれ | さいせいすれ | saisei sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 再生せよ¹ 再生しろ² |
さいせいせよ¹ さいせいしろ² |
saisei seyo¹ saisei shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 再生される | さいせいされる | saisei sareru | |
| Causative | 再生させる 再生さす |
さいせいさせる さいせいさす |
saisei saseru saisei sasu | |
| Potential | 再生できる | さいせいできる | saisei dekiru | |
| Volitional | 再生しよう | さいせいしよう | saisei shiyō | |
| Negative | 再生しない | さいせいしない | saisei shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 再生せず | さいせいせず | saisei sezu | |
| Formal | 再生します | さいせいします | saisei shimasu | |
| Perfective | 再生した | さいせいした | saisei shita | |
| Conjunctive | 再生して | さいせいして | saisei shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 再生すれば | さいせいすれば | saisei sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 再 | 生 |
Noun
再生 • (jaesaeng) (hangeul 재생)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 再 | 生 |
Verb
再生
- chữ Hán form of tái sinh (“come back to life”)