正中下懷

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	one's heart's desire
trad. (正中下懷)		正	中	下懷
simp. (正中下怀)		正	中	下怀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngzhòngxiàhuái

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ zung³ haa⁶ waai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzhòngxiàhuái
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjhòngsiàhuái
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chung⁴-hsia⁴-huai²
    • Yale: jèng-jùng-syà-hwái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjonqshiahhwai
    • Palladius: чжэнчжунсяхуай (čžɛnčžunsjaxuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ zung³ haa⁶ waai⁴
    • Yale: jing jung hah wàaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ dzung³ haa⁶ waai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ zung³ ha⁶ wai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʊŋ³³ haː²² waːi̯²¹/

Idiom

正中下懷

1. to exactly fit one's desire