正經

See also: 正经

Chinese edit

		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 edit

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

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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    政經／政经
    正經／正经
- (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 edit

正經

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
earnest; serious
standard; adhering to regulations
proper; decent; upright; honourable

Synonyms edit

(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 edit

Adverb edit

正經

(dialectal Mandarin, Hakka, Southern Min) really

Synonyms edit

真的 (zhēnde)

Noun edit

正經

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

Synonyms edit

經典／经典 (jīngdiǎn)

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (正經):

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

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