正業

See also: 正业

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	business; occupation; study
trad. (正業)		正	業
simp. (正业)		正	业

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngyè

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ jip⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-gia̍p

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngyè
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngyè
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-yeh⁴
    • Yale: jèng-yè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqyeh
    • Palladius: чжэнъе (čžɛnʺje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ jip⁶
    • Yale: jing yihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ jip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ yib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ jiːp̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-gia̍p
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-gia̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeanggiap
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡiap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡiap̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡiap̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡiap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡiap̚⁴/

Noun

正業

1. one's regular job
2. duty; responsibilities

Derived terms

• 不務正業／不务正业 (bùwùzhèngyè)

 

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “正業” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
正	業
せい Grade: 1	ぎょう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーぎょー [sèégyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɡʲo̞ː]

Noun

正(せい)業(ぎょう) • (seigyō) ^{←せいげふ (seigefu)?}

1. upstanding line of business

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
正	業
しょう Grade: 1	ごう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーごー [shòógóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɡo̞ː]

Noun

正(しょう)業(ごう) • (shōgō) ^{←しやうごふ (syaugofu)?}

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