正兒八經

See also: 正儿八经

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	son; child; diminutive suffix	eight	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (正兒八經)		正	兒	八	經
simp. (正儿八经)		正	儿	八	经
Expressive augmentation of 正經／正经 (zhèngjīng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngrbājǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋㄦ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngrbājǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋㄦ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngrbajǐng
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-ʼrh-pa¹-ching³
    • Yale: jèngr-bā-jǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqlbaba
    • Palladius: чжэнрбацзин (čžɛnrbaczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ̃ɻ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

正兒八經

1. (dialectal Mandarin) serious; earnest