一本正經

See also: 一本正经

Chinese

		having the same origin; entirely based on	solemn; stately; serious solemn; stately; serious; earnest; serious
trad. (一本正經)		一本	正經
simp. (一本正经)		一本	正经

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīběnzhèngjīng, yīběnzhèngjǐng

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

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bun² zing³ ging¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīběnzhèngjīng [Phonetic: yìběnzhèngjīng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiběnjhèngjing
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-pên³-chêng⁴-ching¹
    • Yale: yī-běn-jèng-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibeenjenqjing
    • Palladius: ибэньчжэнцзин (ibɛnʹčžɛnczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, colloquial)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīběnzhèngjǐng [Phonetic: yìběnzhèngjǐng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiběnjhèngjǐng
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-pên³-chêng⁴-ching³
    • Yale: yī-běn-jèng-jǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibeenjenqjiing
    • Palladius: ибэньчжэнцзин (ibɛnʹčžɛnczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ bun² zing³ ging¹
    • Yale: yāt bún jing gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bun² dzing³ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ bun² jing³ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ puːn³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

一本正經

1. absolutely serious; dead earnest
2. deadpan; with a poker face

   一本正經地胡說八道 [MSC, trad.]
   一本正经地胡说八道 [MSC, simp.]

   yīběnzhèngjīng de húshuōbādào [Pinyin]

   to talk nonsense with a deadpan face