粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
天生嘅本性 (human disposition; natural instinct; inborn nature; human nature)
名詞Examples
懶惰係人嘅天性。
laan5 do6 hai6 jan4 ge3 tin1 sing3
Laziness is a human disposition.
天性
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· included in 2 dictionaries粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
天生嘅本性 (human disposition; natural instinct; inborn nature; human nature)
名詞Examples
懶惰係人嘅天性。
laan5 do6 hai6 jan4 ge3 tin1 sing3
Laziness is a human disposition.
維基辭典YueWord
Original phonetic: /tʰiːn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
nature (of a species, organism, etc.); innate disposition; temperament
Examples
天性放誕
to have an unrestrained temperament
形色，天性也。
其俗，寬則隨畜，因射獵禽獸為生業，急則人習戰攻以侵伐，其天性也。
It is their custom to herd their flocks in times of peace and make their living by hunting, but in periods of crisis they take up arms and go off on plundering and marauding expeditions. This seems to be their inborn nature.