正聲

See also: 正声

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (正聲)		正	聲
simp. (正声)		正	声

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ sing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngsheng
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-shêng¹
    • Yale: jèng-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqsheng
    • Palladius: чжэншэн (čžɛnšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ sing¹
    • Yale: jing sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

正聲

1. (literary) pure music
2. (literary, music) music tuned in the standard temperament system
3. (music) the principal notes

Derived terms

• 五正聲／五正声 (wǔzhèngshēng)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiàⁿ-siaⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-siaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tsiànn-siann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cviarsviaf
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

Adjective

正聲

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) real; true

Synonyms

• 信 (literary, or in compounds)
• 實際／实际 (shíjì)
• 忠實／忠实 (zhōngshí)
• 正正 (Hokkien)
• 真實／真实 (zhēnshí)
• 真正 (zhēnzhèng) (attributive)
• 確切／确切 (quèqiè)
• 確實／确实 (quèshí)
• 確鑿／确凿 (quèzáo)