正經

See also: 正经

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (正經)		正	經
simp. (正经)		正	经
alternative forms		正景 rising‐toned variant

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngjīng, zhèngjǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ, ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ ging¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳn-kîn
• Eastern Min (BUC): ciáng-gĭng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-keng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngjīng → zhèngjing (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ → ㄓㄥˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngji̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-ching⁵
    • Yale: jèng-jing
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenq.jing
    • Palladius: чжэнцзин (čžɛnczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ → /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥iŋ¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, common variant for the adjective and adverb senses)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngjǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjǐng
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-ching³
    • Yale: jèng-jǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjiing
    • Palladius: чжэнцзин (čžɛnczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Note: toneless variant - when used predicatively.

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ ging¹
    • Yale: jing gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-kîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziin gin´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zin⁴ gin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ kin²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ciáng-gĭng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)ŋiŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-keng
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeangkefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Adjective

正經

1. solemn; stately; serious

   他們在談正經事兒，別打岔。 [MSC, trad.]
   他们在谈正经事儿，别打岔。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tāmen zài tán zhèngjing shìr, bié dǎchà. [Pinyin]

   Don't interrupt them; they're talking business

2. earnest; serious
3. standard; adhering to regulations
4. proper; decent; upright; honourable

Synonyms

• (solemn):

• 厲害／厉害 (lìhài)
• 嚴／严 (yán)
• 嚴厲／严厉 (yánlì)
• 嚴峻／严峻 (yánjùn)
• 嚴正／严正 (yánzhèng)
• 嚴肅／严肃 (yánsù)
• 嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù)
• 尊重 (zūnzhòng)
• 整肅／整肃 (zhěngsù)
• 淩厲／凌厉 (línglì) (literary)
• 狠狠 (hěnhěn)
• 矜持 (jīnchí)
• 莊／庄 (zhuāng)
• 莊重／庄重 (zhuāngzhòng)
• 鄭重／郑重 (zhèngzhòng)

 

• (earnest):

• 不苟 (bùgǒu) (formal)
• 仔細／仔细 (zǐxì)
• 嚴／严 (yán)
• 嚴肅／严肃 (yánsù)
• 嚴謹／严谨 (yánjǐn)
• 密切 (mìqiè)
• 審慎／审慎 (shěnshèn) (formal)
• 小心 (xiǎoxīn)
• 慎密 (shènmì)
• 慎重 (shènzhòng)
• 慘淡／惨淡 (cǎndàn)
• 板正 (bǎnzhèng)
• 當心／当心 (dāngxīn)
• 精心 (jīngxīn)
• 精細／精细 (jīngxì)
• 細心／细心 (xìxīn)
• 細膩／细腻 (xìnì) (Min)
• 認真／认真 (rènzhēn)
• 謹嚴／谨严 (jǐnyán)
• 謹慎／谨慎 (jǐnshèn)
• 較真／较真 (jiàozhēn) (colloquial)
• 過細／过细 (guòxì)
• 鞠躬 (jūgōng) (literary)

 

• (standard):

• 標準／标准 (biāozhǔn)
• 正式 (zhèngshì)
• 正規／正规 (zhèngguī)
• 規範／规范 (guīfàn)

 

• (proper):

• 剛正／刚正 (gāngzhèng)
• 剛直／刚直 (gāngzhí)
• 悻直 (xìngzhí) (literary)
• 方正 (fāngzhèng)
• 樸直／朴直 (pǔzhí)
• 正大 (zhèngdà)
• 正派 (zhèngpài)
• 正當／正当
• 正直 (zhèngzhí)
• 硬直 (Hokkien)
• 端 (duān)
• 端正 (duānzhèng)
• 耿介 (gěngjiè) (literary)
• 耿直 (gěngzhí)

 

Derived terms

• 一本正經／一本正经
• 一板正經／一板正经
• 不正經／不正经
• 假正經／假正经 (jiǎzhèngjing)
• 正兒八經／正儿八经 (zhèngrbājǐng)
• 正兒巴經／正儿巴经
• 正正經經／正正经经
• 正經八本／正经八本
• 正經八板／正经八板
• 正經八百／正经八百
• 沒正經／没正经
• 沒正經的事／没正经的事

 

Adverb

正經

1. (dialectal Mandarin, Hakka, Southern Min) really

Synonyms

• 真的 (zhēnde)

Noun

正經

1. (literary) Chinese literary classics (especially the Thirteen Classics)

Synonyms

• 經典／经典 (jīngdiǎn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正經):

• → Japanese: 正経(せいけい) (seikei)
• → Korean: 정경(正經) (jeonggyeong)