忠貞

See also: 忠贞

Chinese

		loyal	chaste
trad. (忠貞)		忠	貞
simp. (忠贞)		忠	贞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngzhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ zing¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chûng-chṳ̂n
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiong-cheng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngzhēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongjhen
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-chên¹
    • Yale: jūng-jēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongjen
    • Palladius: чжунчжэнь (čžunčžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ zing¹
    • Yale: jūng jīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ dzing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ jing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-chṳ̂n
    • Hakka Romanization System: zung^ˊ ziin^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zung¹ zin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨn²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-cheng
    • Tâi-lô: tiong-tsing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diongzefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ t͡siɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

Adjective

忠貞

1. loyal and steadfast

Derived terms

• 忠貞不渝／忠贞不渝 (zhōngzhēnbùyú)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (忠貞):

• → Japanese: 忠貞(ちゅうてい) (chūtei)
• → Korean: 충정(忠貞) (chungjeong)
• → Vietnamese: trung trinh (忠貞)