性具

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	tool; device; utensil tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument
simp. and trad. (性具)		性	具

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìngjù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ geoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìngjù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìngjyù
  - Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-chü⁴
  - Yale: syìng-jyù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqjiuh
  - Palladius: синцзюй (sinczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ geoi⁶
  - Yale: sing geuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ goey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ gêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ kɵy̯²²/

Noun

性具

(Buddhism) inherent entailment of all specific phenomena in the nature of the Three Truths
short for 性玩具 (xìngwánjù, “sex toy”)

Synonyms

(sex toy): 情趣用品 (qíngqù yòngpǐn), 性玩具 (xìngwánjù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
性	具
せい Grade: 5	ぐ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 性(せい) (sei, “sex”) + 具(ぐ) (gu, “tool”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーぐ [séꜜègù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːɡɯ̟]

Noun

性(せい)具(ぐ) • (seigu)

a sex toy (sex aid)

Synonyms

淫(いん)具(ぐ) (ingu)
大人(おとな)のおもちゃ (otona no omocha)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN