任性

Chinese

		to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (任性)		任	性
simp. #(任性)		任	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rènxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jam⁶ sing³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngim⁵ lhen¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngim-sin
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): līm-sèng / jīm-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rènxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rènsìng
    • Wade–Giles: jên⁴-hsing⁴
    • Yale: rèn-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rennshinq
    • Palladius: жэньсин (žɛnʹsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jam⁶ sing³
    • Yale: yahm sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jam⁶ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yem⁶ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm²² sɪŋ³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngim⁵ lhen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡim³² ɬen³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngim-sin
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngim xin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngim⁴ xin⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋim⁵⁵ sin⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: līm-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: līm-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixmsexng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lim⁴¹⁻²² siɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lim²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lim³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jīm-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: jīm-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jixmsexng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zim²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zim³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

任性

1. willful; headstrong; self-willed; wayward

   有權不可任性。／有权不可任性。  ―  Yǒuquán bùkě rènxìng.  ―  Those who have power cannot be wilful. (Power is not to be used arbitrarily.)

   有錢就是任性。／有钱就是任性。  ―  Yǒuqián jiùshì rènxìng.  ―  I am willful 'cause I am rich. / This is how rich people roll. (slang)

2. unrestrained; without border or limit

   任性的便宜  ―  rènxìng de piányi  ―  incredibly cheap

Synonyms

• (willful): 率性 (shuàixìng); (Hokkien) 使性, 似汰, 食癖