正正經經

See also: 正正经经

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (正正經經)		正	正	經	經
simp. (正正经经)		正	正	经	经
AABB-type reduplication of 正經／正经 (zhèngjīng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngzhèngjīngjīng, zhèngzhèngjǐngjǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥ, ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ zing³ ging¹ ging¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzhèngjīngjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjhèngjingjing
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chêng⁴-ching¹-ching¹
    • Yale: jèng-jèng-jīng-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjenqjingjing
    • Palladius: чжэнчжэнцзинцзин (čžɛnčžɛnczinczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzhèngjǐngjǐng [Phonetic: zhèngzhèngjíngjǐng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjhèngjǐngjǐng
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chêng⁴-ching³-ching³
    • Yale: jèng-jèng-jǐng-jǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjenqjiingjiing
    • Palladius: чжэнчжэнцзинцзин (čžɛnčžɛnczinczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ zing³ ging¹ ging¹
    • Yale: jing jing gīng gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ dzing³ ging¹ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ jing³ ging¹ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sɪŋ³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

Adverb

正正經經

1. seriously; in earnest