整齊

See also: 整斉 and 整齐

Chinese

		exactly; in good order; whole exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly	even; neat; identical even; neat; identical; ready; to make even; simultaneously; place name
trad. (整齊)		整	齊
simp. (整齐)		整	齐
anagram		齊整／齐整

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhěngqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˇ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing² cai⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́n-chhè
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chéng-chôe / chéng-chê
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tsen-zhi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhěngqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˇ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhěngcí
    • Wade–Giles: chêng³-chʻi²
    • Yale: jěng-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeengchyi
    • Palladius: чжэнци (čžɛnci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing² cai⁴
    • Yale: jíng chàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing² tsai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing² cei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́n-chhè
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziin^ˋ ce^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zin³ ce²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn³¹ t͡sʰe¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chéng-chôe
    • Tâi-lô: tsíng-tsuê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zefngzoee
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sue²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sue²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chéng-chê
    • Tâi-lô: tsíng-tsê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zefngzee
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tsen-zhi
    • MiniDict: tsen^去 zhi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsen-xxi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən³³ ʑi⁴⁴/

Adjective

整齊

1. neat; tidy; in good order; orderly; even; regular

   上門提親，穿戴一定要整齊，要有禮貌。 [MSC, trad.]
   上门提亲，穿戴一定要整齐，要有礼貌。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shàngmén tíqīn, chuāndài yīdìng yào zhěngqí, yào yǒu lǐmào. [Pinyin]

   When you visit to propose marriage, you must dress neatly and be polite.

2. consistent; uniform; alike
3. complete

Synonyms

• (neat):

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• 整理 (zhěnglǐ) (archaic)
• 整飭／整饬 (zhěngchì)
• 有條理／有条理 (yǒu tiáolǐ)
• 板正 (bǎnzhèng)

 

• (consistent):

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• 一律 (yīlǜ)
• 一樣／一样 (yīyàng)
• 一致 (yīzhì)
• 一般 (yībān)
• 同一 (tóngyī)
• 同樣／同样 (tóngyàng)
• 相同 (xiāngtóng)
• 統一／统一 (tǒngyī)

 

• (complete):

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• 了當／了当 (liǎodàng)
• 俱備／俱备 (jùbèi) (literary)
• 全 (quán)
• 全備／全备 (quánbèi)
• 全部 (quánbù) (attributive)
• 加尼 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 十足 (shízú)
• 囫圇／囫囵 (húlún)
• 囫圇個／囫囵个 (húlúngè) (colloquial)
• 妥 (tuǒ)
• 完 (wán)
• 完備／完备 (wánbèi)
• 完全 (wánquán)
• 完具 (wánjù) (literary)
• 完整 (wánzhěng)
• 實足／实足 (shízú)
• 掃／扫 (literary, or in compounds)
• 整 (zhěng)
• 整個／整个 (zhěnggè) (attributive)
• 渾然／浑然 (húnrán)
• 滿／满 (mǎn)
• 齊備／齐备 (qíbèi)
• 齊備／齐备 (chiâu-pī) (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 齊全／齐全 (chiâu-chn̂g) (Hokkien)
• 齊全／齐全 (qíquán)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “neat”): 紛亂／纷乱 (fēnluàn)

Verb

整齊

1. (transitive) to rectify; to consolidate; to straighten

   • 同志們整齊步伐奔向解放的戰場，
     同志們整齊步伐奔赴祖國的邊疆。 [MSC, trad.]
     同志们整齐步伐奔向解放的战场，
     同志们整齐步伐奔赴祖国的边疆。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 公木 (lyricist), Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army

     Tóngzhì men zhěngqí bùfá bēn xiàng jiěfàng dì zhànchǎng,
     Tóngzhì men zhěngqí bùfá bēn fù zǔguó dì biānjiāng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 整頓／整顿 (zhěngdùn)

Derived terms

• 不整齊花／不整齐花
• 整整齊齊／整整齐齐
• 整齊劃一／整齐划一 (zhěngqíhuàyī)
• 整齊花／整齐花

 

References

• “Entry #11724”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
整	齊
せい Grade: 3	せい Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 整齊 – see the following entry: 整斉

(The following entry is uncreated: 整斉.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
整	齊

Noun

整齊 • (jeongje) (hangeul 정제)

1. hanja form^? of 정제