正午

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon
simp. and trad. (正午)		正	午
anagram		午正

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngwǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ ng⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-ngó͘ / chèng-gó͘ / chiàⁿ-gó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngwǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngwǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-wu³
    • Yale: jèng-wǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqwuu
    • Palladius: чжэнъу (čžɛnʺu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ ng⁵
    • Yale: jing ńgh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ ng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ ng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ ŋ̍¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-ngó͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-ngóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeangngor
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ŋɔ̃⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-gó͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-góo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeanggor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-gó͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsiànn-góo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cviargor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 正午

1. noon; midday

Synonyms

• 中午 (zhōngwǔ)
• (Min Nan) 正晝／正昼, 正中晝／正中昼

Antonyms

• 子夜 (zǐyè)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正午):

• → Japanese: 正(しょう)午(ご) (shōgo)
• → Korean: 정오(正午) (jeong'o)
• → Vietnamese: chính ngọ (正午)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	午
しょう Grade: 1	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

正(しょう)午(ご) • (shōgo) 

1. noon, midday

Synonyms

• 真昼(まひる) (mahiru)

Antonyms

• 子夜(しや) (shiya, “midnight”)

See also

• 午前(ごぜん) (gozen, “morning”)
• 午後(ごご) (gogo, “afternoon”)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
正	午

Noun

正午 • (jeong'o) (hangeul 정오)

1. Hanja form^? of 정오 (“noon, midday”).