正襟危坐

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	overlapping part of Chinese gown	danger; to endanger	to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.)
trad. (正襟危坐)		正	襟	危	坐
simp. #(正襟危坐)		正	襟	危	坐
Literally: “to straighten out the clothes and sit straight”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngjīnwēizuò, zhèngjīnwéizuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟ ㄗㄨㄛˋ, ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ kam¹ ngai⁴ zo⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngjīnwēizuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjinweizuò
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chin¹-wei¹-tso⁴
    • Yale: jèng-jīn-wēi-dzwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjinueitzuoh
    • Palladius: чжэнцзиньвэйцзо (čžɛnczinʹvɛjczo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngjīnwéizuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjinwéizuò
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chin¹-wei²-tso⁴
    • Yale: jèng-jīn-wéi-dzwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjinweitzuoh
    • Palladius: чжэнцзиньвэйцзо (čžɛnczinʹvɛjczo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ kam¹ ngai⁴ zo⁶
    • Yale: jing kām ngàih joh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ kam¹ ngai⁴ dzo⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ kem¹ ngei⁴ zo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ kʰɐm⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹ t͡sɔː²²/

Idiom

正襟危坐

1. to sit straight solemnly