索性

Chinese

		to search; to demand; to ask to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (索性)		索	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suǒxìng, suóxing

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ, ㄙㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sok³ sing³
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): sog⁵ xin⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): suah⁴ xing³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sok-sèng / soh-sèng / sak-sèng
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷soq-shin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suǒxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suǒsìng
  - Wade–Giles: so³-hsing⁴
  - Yale: swǒ-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suooshinq
  - Palladius: сосин (sosin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
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    索性
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suóxing
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suósi̊ng
  - Wade–Giles: so²-hsing⁵
  - Yale: swó-sying
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: swo.shing
  - Palladius: сосин (sosin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ³⁵ ɕiŋ³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sok³ sing³
  - Yale: sok sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sok⁸ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sog³ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔːk̚³ sɪŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sog⁵ xin⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sɔk̚¹ sin⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)
  - Wiktionary: suah⁴ xing³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /suaʔ² ɕĩŋ⁴⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sok-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: sok-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soksexng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soh-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: soh-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soihsexng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sak-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: sak-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: saksexng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷soq-shin
  - MiniDict: soh^入 shin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴soq-xin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /soʔ³³ ɕin⁴⁴/

Adverb

索性

might as well; simply; just
既然已經幫助他了，就索性幫到底。 [MSC, trad.]
既然已经帮助他了，就索性帮到底。 [MSC, simp.]
Jìrán yǐjīng bāngzhù tā le, jiù suǒxìng bāng dàodǐ. [Pinyin]
Since we've already helped him out, we might as well help until the job is done.

Synonyms

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不妨 (bùfáng)
乾脆／干脆 (gāncuì)
以莫 (i³ mo) (Xiang)
勿妨 (⁶veq₈-faon) (Wu)
印信 (Hokkien)
左莫 (zo³ mo) (Xiang)
率性 (shuàixìng)
巡經／巡经 (sen² jin¹) (Xiang)