急性

Chinese

		hurried; worried	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (急性)		急	性
simp. ^#(急性)		急	性
anagram		性急

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jíxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gap¹ sing³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kip-sèng

(Teochew, Peng'im): gib⁴ sên³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jíxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jísìng
  - Wade–Giles: chi²-hsing⁴
  - Yale: jí-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishinq
  - Palladius: цзисин (czisin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    即興 / 即兴
    急性
    極性 / 极性
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gap¹ sing³
  - Yale: gāp sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gap⁷ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: geb¹ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐp̚⁵ sɪŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kip-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: kip-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kipsexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kip̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kip̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kip̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kip̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kip̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gib⁴ sên³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kip sèⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kip̚²⁻⁴ sẽ²¹³/

Adjective

急性

(medicine) acute
急性胰腺炎 ― jíxìng yíxiànyán ― acute pancreatitis
synonym of 急性子 (jíxìngzi, “impatient”)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “acute”): 亞急性／亚急性 (yàjíxìng), 慢性 (mànxìng)

Derived terms

嚴重急性呼吸道症候群 / 严重急性呼吸道症候群 (yánzhòng jíxìng hūxīdào zhènghòuqún)
嚴重急性呼吸道綜合症 / 严重急性呼吸道综合症 (yánzhòng jíxìng hūxīdào zōnghézhèng)
急性病 (jíxìngbìng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
急	性
きゅう Grade: 3	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きゅうせー [kyùúséé] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [kʲɨːse̞ː]

Noun

急(きゅう)性(せい) • (kyūsei)

acuteness

Antonyms

慢性(まんせい) (mansei, “chronicity”)
一過性(いっかせい) (ikkasei, “transience”)

Derived terms

急性灰白髄炎(きゅうせいかいはくずいえん) (kyūseikaihakuzuien, “polio”)

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
急	性

Adjective

急性

chữ Hán form of cấp tính (“acute”)