行得正企得正

Chinese

		to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	plan a project; stand on tiptoe	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
simp. and trad. (行得正企得正)		行	得	正	企	得	正

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haang⁴ dak¹ zeng³ kei⁵ dak¹ zeng³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haang⁴ dak¹ zeng³ kei⁵ dak¹ zeng³
    • Yale: hàahng dāk jeng kéih dāk jeng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haang⁴ dak⁷ dzeng³ kei⁵ dak⁷ dzeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hang⁴ deg¹ zéng³ kéi⁵ deg¹ zéng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːŋ²¹ tɐk̚⁵ t͡sɛːŋ³³ kʰei̯¹³ tɐk̚⁵ t͡sɛːŋ³³/

Idiom

行得正企得正

1. (Cantonese) to act in a proper manner; to behave beyond reproach