正所謂

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	so-called; that which is called; what is known as
trad. (正所謂)		正	所謂
simp. (正所谓)		正	所谓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngsuǒwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ so² wai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngsuǒwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngsuǒwèi
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-so³-wei⁴
    • Yale: jèng-swǒ-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqsuoowey
    • Palladius: чжэнсовэй (čžɛnsovɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ so² wai⁶
    • Yale: jing só waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ so² wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ so² wei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

Phrase

正所謂

1. as the saying goes