正眼

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	eye
simp. and trad. (正眼)		正	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ ngaan⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-yen³
    • Yale: jèng-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqyean
    • Palladius: чжэнъянь (čžɛnʺjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ ngaan⁵
    • Yale: jing ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ ngan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ ŋaːn¹³/

Adverb

正眼

1. facing directly with one's eyes (and thereby placing importance on or showing respect to); looking straight at