正宗

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family
trad. (正宗)		正	宗
simp. #(正宗)		正	宗
anagram		宗正

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngzōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ zung¹

• Eastern Min (BUC): ciáng-cŭng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiàⁿ-chong
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tsen-tson

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngzong
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-tsung¹
    • Yale: jèng-dzūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqtzong
    • Palladius: чжэнцзун (čžɛnczun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zing³ zung¹
    • Yale: jing jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 正中 正宗

• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ciáng-cŭng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒuŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-chong
    • Tâi-lô: tsiànn-tsong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cviarzofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tsen-tson
    • MiniDict: tsen^去 tson
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsen-tson
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən³³ t͡soŋ⁴⁴/

Adjective

正宗

1. authentic (especially of cuisine); orthodox; traditional; proper; genuine

Synonyms

• 純粹／纯粹 (chúncuì)
• 純正／纯正 (chúnzhèng)
• (obsolete or regional) 道地 (dàodì)
• 地道 (dìdao)
• 是味 (shìwèi)
• 正宗 (zhèngzōng)

Noun

正宗

1. (originally in Buddhism) orthodox school

Synonyms

• 正統／正统 (zhèngtǒng)