正途

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	way; route; road
trad. (正途)		正	途
simp. #(正途)		正	途
alternative forms		正塗／正涂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngtú

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄊㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ tou⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-tô͘ / chiàⁿ-tô͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngtú
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄊㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngtú
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-tʻu²
    • Yale: jèng-tú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqtwu
    • Palladius: чжэнту (čžɛntu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ tʰu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ tou⁴
    • Yale: jing tòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ tou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ tou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ tʰou̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tô͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-tôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeangdoo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-tô͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsiànn-tôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cviardoo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔ²⁴/

Noun

正途

1. right way; correct path; normal course of action

Synonyms

• 正路 (zhènglù)
• 正軌／正轨 (zhèngguǐ)
• 正道 (zhèngdào)