# 素質
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sùzhì, sùzhí
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˋ, ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sou$^3$ zat$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sò͘-chit
    (Teochew, Peng'im): su$^3$ zioh$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$su-tseq$_7$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sùzhì
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sùjhìh
*** Wade–Giles: su$^4$-chih$^4$
*** Yale: sù-jr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhjyh
*** Palladius: сучжи (sučži)
*** Sinological IPA : /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$夙志 素質 / 素质
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sùzhí
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sùjhíh
*** Wade–Giles: su$^4$-chih$^2$
*** Yale: sù-jŕ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhjyr
*** Palladius: сучжи (sučži)
*** Sinological IPA : /su⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sou$^3$ zat$^1$
*** Yale: sou jāt
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sou$^3$ dzat$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sou$^3$ zed$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sou̯³³ t͡sɐt̚⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò͘-chit
*** Tâi-lô: sòo-tsit
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sorcid
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sit̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sit̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: su$^3$ zioh$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sù tsioh
*** Sinological IPA : /su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sioʔ²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$su-tseq$_7$
*** MiniDict: su$^去$ tseh$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$su-tseq$_4$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /su³³ t͡səʔ⁴⁴/

### Noun

素質
* inner quality; innate quality
    身體素質／身体素质 ― shēntǐ sùzhì ― physique
* calibre; quality
    提高學生素質／提高学生素质 ― tígāo xuéshēng sùzhì ― to improve the calibre of students
       tígāo gōngwùyuán de zōnghé sùzhì [Pinyin]
       to improve the overall quality of civil servants
* personal accomplishment; attainment; self-control; self-cultivation
    素質差！／素质差！ ― Sùzhì chā! ― so ignorant!
* character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence
* (Classical) white material; white texture
* (Classical) white complexion; pale complexion

#### Synonyms

* (inner quality):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 素質 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 素質 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 素質 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 質素 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 質素 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 素質 |
* (personal accomplishment): 素養／素养 (sùyǎng)
* (character):
* 實質 / 实质 (shízhì)
* 性質 / 性质 (xìngzhì)
* 本色
* 本質 / 本质 (běnzhì)
* 真態 / 真态 (zhēntài) (literary)
* 質 / 质

#### Derived terms

* 素質教育 / 素质教育 (sùzhì jiàoyù)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 素 | 質 |
| そ Grade: 5 | しつ Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) そしつ [sòshítsú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [so̞ɕi̥t͡sɨ]

### Noun

素(そ)質(しつ) • (soshitsu)
* the makings, personal qualities, talents, tendencies
    Synonym: 資質 (shishitsu)
** 1928, 岸田國士, 俳優志望者メンタルテスト‎, 青空文庫:
    それなら、俳優(はいゆう)としての素質(そしつ)には、自信(じしん)があるのですか。
       Sore nara, haiyū to shite no soshitsu ni wa, jishin ga aru no desu ka.
       If that's the case, are you sure you have the makings of an actor?

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 素 | 質 |

### Noun

素質 • (sojil) (hangeul 소질)
* hanja form of 소질 (“aptitude, knack, natural talent; innate quality, intrinsic quality”)