Definition

1. Adjective (Biology):

   • Hermaphroditic: Possessing both male and female reproductive organs or characteristics within a single individual organism.
   • Bisexual (Botany): Having both stamens and pistils in the same flower; monoclinous.

2. Adjective (Chemistry):

   • Amphoteric: Describing a substance, such as an oxide or hydroxide, that can react chemically as either an acid or a base.

3. Adjective (General):

   • Androgynous: Having characteristics or a nature that is neither distinctly masculine nor feminine, or a blend of both.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Biology):

  • Một số loài ốc sên là sinh vật lưỡng tính. (Some snail species are hermaphroditic organisms.)
  • Hoa của cây này có đặc điểm lưỡng tính. (The flowers of this plant are bisexual.)

• Adjective (Chemistry):

  • Nhôm hydroxit là một chất lưỡng tính điển hình. (Aluminium hydroxide is a classic amphoteric substance.)

• Adjective (General):

  • Phong cách của anh ấy mang vẻ lưỡng tính, rất độc đáo. (His style has an androgynous look, very unique.)

Advanced Usage

• In social and gender studies, "lưỡng tính" is a scientific/biological term. In discussions of human gender identity, terms like "phi nhị giới" (non-binary) or "liên giới tính" (intersex) are more precise and commonly used than "lưỡng tính."

Variants and Related Words

• Tính lưỡng tính (n): The state or quality of being hermaphroditic, amphoteric, or androgynous.

  • Tính lưỡng tính của nước cho phép nó hoạt động như một axit hoặc bazơ. (The amphoterism of water allows it to act as an acid or a base.)

• Cơ thể lưỡng tính (n): A hermaphroditic body.

  • Cơ thể lưỡng tính thường thấy ở giun đất. (A hermaphroditic body is commonly seen in earthworms.)

Synonyms

• Hermaphroditic: Having both male and female sex organs.
• Amphoteric: Reacting as both acid and base.
• Androgynous: Partly male and partly female in appearance.

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom with "lưỡng tính," the concept relates to the proverb "Âm dương hòa hợp" (Yin and Yang in harmony), which describes the balance or union of opposite forces, including masculine and feminine principles.

1. (sinh học) Hermaphrodite