記性

See also: 记性

Chinese

		to remember; to note; mark to remember; to note; mark; sign; to record	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (記性)		記	性
simp. (记性)		记	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gei³ sing³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gei¹ lhen¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ki-sin
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kì-sèng / kì-sèⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): gi³ sên³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ci-shin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìxìng → jìxing (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ → ㄐㄧˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìsi̊ng
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-hsing⁵
  - Yale: jì-sying
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih.shinq
  - Palladius: цзисин (czisin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ɕiŋ¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (記性兒 / 记性儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìxìngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìsìngr
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-hsing⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: jì-syìngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshienql
  - Palladius: цзисинр (czisinr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɤ̯̃ɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei³ sing³
  - Yale: gei sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi³ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³ sɪŋ³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gei¹ lhen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei³³ ɬen³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ki-sin
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi xin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi⁴ xin⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ki⁵⁵ sin⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: kì-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiesexng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-sèⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kì-sènn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiesvex
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ sɛ̃²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gi³ sên³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kì sèⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵ci-shin
  - MiniDict: ci^去 shin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ji-xin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi³³ ɕin⁴⁴/

Noun

記性

ability to remember; memory (as opposed to what is remembered)
冇記性／冇记性 [Cantonese] ― mou⁵ gei³ sing³ [Jyutping] ― forgetful

Synonyms

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記憶力 / 记忆力 (jìyìlì)

Dialectal synonyms of 記憶力 (“memory; ability to remember”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		記憶力
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	記性
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	記憶力
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	記事鐘
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	記性
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	記心
Central Plains Mandarin	Xuzhou	記事鐘, 記性珠兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	記性
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	記性
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	耳性
	Wuhan	耳性
	Liuzhou	記性
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	記性
Cantonese	Guangzhou	記性, 耳性
Cantonese	Hong Kong	記性, 耳性
Gan	Nanchang	記性
Gan	Lichuan	記性
Hakka	Meixian	記性, 記才
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	記性, 記才
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	記性, 記才
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	記性, 記才
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	記性, 記才
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	記性, 記才
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	記性
Huizhou	Jixi	記性
Jin	Taiyuan	記性
Northern Min	Jian'ou	記心
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	記時
Southern Min	Xiamen	記池
	Quanzhou	記池, 記示
	Zhangzhou	記池
	Tainan	記池
	Penang (Hokkien)	記池
	Longyan	記池
	Shantou	記性
	Jieyang	記池
Wu	Shanghai	記性
	Shanghai (Chongming)	記心
	Suzhou	記性
	Hangzhou	記性
	Ningbo	記性
	Wenzhou	記博, 記性
Xiang	Loudi	記心

Antonyms

忘性 (wàngxìng)