正史

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	history
simp. and trad. (正史)		正	史

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngshǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ si²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngshǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngshǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-shih³
    • Yale: jèng-shř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqshyy
    • Palladius: чжэнши (čžɛnši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 正史 正室 正矢

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ si²
    • Yale: jing sí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ si²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ xi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ siː³⁵/

Noun

正史

1. (historiography) any of the Twenty-Four Histories
2. (fandom slang) canon

Antonyms

• 野史 (yěshǐ)

Japanese

Noun

Kanji in this term
正	史
せい Grade: 1	し Grade: 5

正(せい)史(し) • (seishi) 

1. official history, authorized history

Synonyms

• 正式の歴史

Proper noun

Kanji in this term
正	史
まさ Grade: 1	ふみ Grade: 5

Kanji in this term
正	史
まさ Grade: 1	し Grade: 5

正(まさ)史(ふみ) or 正(まさ)史(し) • (Masafumi or Masashi) 

1. a male given name