任性

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rènxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam⁶ sing³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngim-sin
Min Nan (POJ): līm-sèng / jīm-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: rènxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rennshinq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    任性
    韌性／韧性
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jam⁶ sing³
  - Yale: yahm sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam⁶ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yem⁶ xing³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐm²² sɪŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngim-sin
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngim xin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngim⁴ xin⁴
  - IPA: /ɲim⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: līm-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: līm-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lixmsexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lim²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lim³³⁻¹¹ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lim⁴¹⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jīm-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: jīm-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jixmsexng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ʑim³³⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑim²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

任性

willful; headstrong

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)
unrestrained; without border or limit

任性的便宜 ― rènxìng de piányí ― incredibly cheap

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