午正

More information 7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon, just (right); main; uprightjust (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year ...

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǔzhèng

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄓㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ zing³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǔzhèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄓㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǔjhèng
  - Wade–Giles: wu³-chêng⁴
  - Yale: wǔ-jèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuujenq
  - Palladius: учжэн (učžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁵ zing³
  - Yale: ńgh jing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ dzing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ jing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ t͡sɪŋ³³/

Noun

午正

noon
- 如今他二人每日卯正至此，午正方散。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad. and simp.]
  From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE
  Rújīn tā èr rén měirì mǎozhèng zhì cǐ, wǔzhèng fāng sàn. [Pinyin]
  Now the two of them come here at six in the morning and disperse at noon.
- 從午正到申初，遍地都黑暗了。 [MSC, trad.]
  从午正到申初，遍地都黑暗了。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 27:45
  Cóng wǔzhèng dào shēn chū, biàndì dōu hēi'àn le. [Pinyin]
  Now from the sixth hour [= noon] there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour [= three o'clock].

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 中午 (“noon”) [map]

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		7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
simp. and trad. (午正)		午	正
anagram		正午