歸正

Chinese

		to go back; to return	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
trad. (歸正)		歸	正
simp. (归正)		归	正

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guīzhèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ zing³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kûi-chṳn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kui-chèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guīzhèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gueijhèng
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹-chêng⁴
    • Yale: gwēi-jèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueijenq
    • Palladius: гуйчжэн (gujčžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹ zing³
    • Yale: gwāi jing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ dzing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ jing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kûi-chṳn
    • Hakka Romanization System: gui^ˊ ziin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gui¹ zin⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ku̯i²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-chèng
    • Tâi-lô: kui-tsìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuizexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kui³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

Verb

歸正

1. (literary) to return to the right way

Derived terms

• 去邪歸正／去邪归正
• 改邪歸正／改邪归正 (gǎixiéguīzhèng)