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他者性

tā zhě xìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
otherness
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-16ab5966e691207b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

他者性 他者性 [ta1 zhe3 xing4] /otherness/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 他
    tā

    (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he / him / his / (bound form) other / another / some other (as in 他日[tā rì] and 他人[tā rén])

  • 者
    zhě

    (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hòu] or 前[qián] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this

  • 性
    xìng

    nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[gè]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.