粵

性sing3情cing4

sing3 cing4xìng qíng

English

  1. nature
  2. temperament
  3. character; temperament

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 性格及氣質

Examples

  • 他的性情古怪。

    He's a strange character.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 值得庆幸的是他双亲性情非常温和。

    It's lucky that his parents are so equable.

    Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY

  • 我年輕,而且——既然你是我鄰居——你也知道我的性情。

    I am young; and, as I have been your neighbour, you know my character.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 小明最近性情大變,發生咗咩事?

    Siu-ming's temperament changed a lot these days. What happened?

  • 喊就喊,笑就笑,呢啲咪叫真性情囉。

    Just express your emotions openly; that's the real you.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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