良性

Chinese

		good; very; very much	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (良性)		良	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liángxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁴ sing³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liông-sèng / liâng-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liángxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liángsìng
  - Wade–Giles: liang²-hsing⁴
  - Yale: lyáng-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liangshinq
  - Palladius: лянсин (ljansin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: loeng⁴ sing³
  - Yale: lèuhng sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁴ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁴ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: liông-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liongsexng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ²³⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liâng-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: liâng-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liangsexng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liaŋ²³⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liaŋ¹³⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

良性

(attributive) positive; virtuous; healthy (competition)
良性互動／良性互动 ― liángxìng hùdòng ― positive interaction

良性競爭／良性竞争 ― liángxìng jìngzhēng ― healthy competition
(medicine, attributive) benign (tumor)
這個腫瘤是良性的還是惡性的？ [MSC, trad.]
这个肿瘤是良性的还是恶性的？ [MSC, simp.]
Zhè ge zhǒngliú shì liángxìng de háishì èxìng de? [Pinyin]
Is this tumor benign or malignant?

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “positive”): 惡性／恶性 (èxìng)
(antonym(s) of “benign”): 惡性／恶性 (èxìng)

Derived terms

良性循環／良性循环 (liángxìng xúnhuán)
良性腫瘤／良性肿瘤 (liángxìng zhǒngliú)

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