正傳

See also: 正传

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	to pass on; to spread; to transmit to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity); biography
trad. (正傳)		正	傳
simp. (正传)		正	传

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngzhuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzhuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjhuàn
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chuan⁴
    • Yale: jèng-jwàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjuann
    • Palladius: чжэнчжуань (čžɛnčžuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/

Noun

正傳

1. main subject (e.g. of a long novel); main story
2. true biography

   阿Q正傳／阿Q正传  ―  Āguì zhèngzhuàn  ―  The True Story of Ah Q, a novella by Lu Xun.

Derived terms

• 言歸正傳／言归正传 (yánguīzhèngzhuàn)