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 Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-kîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziin gin^ˊ
    • 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

(deprecated template usage) 正經

1. serious; formal; solemn; earnest
2. standard; adhering to regulations
3. proper; decent; upright; honourable

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 正經

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

Synonyms

• 真的 (zhēnde)

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 正經

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

(deprecated template usage)