正文

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
simp. and trad. (正文)		正	文

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngwén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄨㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ man⁴
• Eastern Min (BUC): ciáng-ùng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiàⁿ-bûn / chèng-bûn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngwén
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngwún
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-wên²
    • Yale: jèng-wén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqwen
    • Palladius: чжэнвэнь (čžɛnvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ man⁴
    • Yale: jing màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ mɐn²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ciáng-ùng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(Ø-)ŋuŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-bûn
    • Tâi-lô: tsiànn-bûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cviarbuun
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bun²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ bun²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ bun²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ bun²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ bun¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-bûn
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-bûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeangbuun
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ bun¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ bun²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bun²⁴/

Noun

正文

1. the main part or body of a text or work
2. body text
3. original character; etymological character
4. (literary) article that conforms to normal standards of writing

Synonyms

• (original character): 本字 (běnzì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	文
まさ Grade: 1	ふみ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Proper noun

正(まさ)文(ふみ) • (Masafumi) 

1. a male given name