生saang1性sing3

English

1. natural disposition
2. well-behaved and mature; (when referring to adults) living a life that can meet others' expectations
3. one's born nature; character

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 變得明白事理，處事開始成熟，學似大人噉識得自理同待人接物，養成咗噉樣嘅態度，符合到人哋嘅期望，唔使人哋好似以前咁操心
2. 一個人生出嚟嘅本性

Examples

• 生性善良

  born with a good nature

• 大個仔喇，仲唔生性。

  You're a big boy now, but you're still not well-behaved.

• 結咗婚之後佢好生性，冇再出去飲酒。

  After getting married, he has become a "good husband," and no longer goes out drinking.

• 我生性樂觀。

  I am an optimist by nature.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 我要和她發生性關係。

  I want to have sex with her.

  Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

• 我要和他發生性關係。

  I want to have sex with him.

  Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY