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正經

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See also: 正经

Chinese

More information just (right); main; uprightjust (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year, classics; sacred book; pass throughclassics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture ...

Pronunciation


Note: toneless variant - when used predicatively.

Adjective

正經

  1. solemn; stately; serious
    他們正經事兒打岔 [MSC, trad.]
    他们正经事儿打岔 [MSC, simp.]
    Tāmen zài tán zhèngjing shìr, bié dǎchà. [Pinyin]
    Don't interrupt them; they're talking business
  2. earnest; serious
  3. standard; adhering to regulations
  4. proper; decent; upright; honourable

Synonyms

  • (solemn):
  • (earnest):
  • (standard):
  • (proper):

Derived terms

Adverb

正經

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, Hakka, Southern Min) really

Synonyms

Noun

正經

  1. (literary) Chinese literary classics (especially the Thirteen Classics)

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正經):
  • Japanese: 正経(せいけい) (seikei)
  • Korean: 정경(正經) (jeonggyeong)
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