生理

Chinese

 
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
simp. and trad.
(生理)		 生 理
Literally: “laws of life”.

Pronunciation

Noun

生理

  1. physiology; normal functioning of living organisms and their parts
    生理需要  ―  shēnglǐ xūyào  ―  biological need
  2. (literary) ways to maintain good health
  3. (literary) science of growth and propagation (of plants)
  4. (literary) rules of conduct
  5. (literary) hope of surviving
  6. (literary) life; living; livelihood
  7. (literary) work; job; profession
  8. (literary or Hakka, Min) business; trade; buying and selling
  9. (literary) property; wealth

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Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生 理
せい
Grade: 1		 り
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

生理 (hiragana せいり, rōmaji seiri)

  1. Short for 生理学 (seirigaku, “physiology”).
  2. Synonym of 月経 (gekkei, “menstruation”); period
    前 (まえ)の生 (せい)理 (り)はいつでしたか
    Mae no seiri wa itsu deshita ka
    When was your last period?

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
生理

Noun

生理 • (saengni) (hangeul 생리)

  1. Hanja form? of 생리 (“physiology”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
生理

Noun

生理

  1. Hán tự form of sinh lí, “physiology”
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