正宮

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	palace; uterus
trad. (正宮)		正	宮
simp. (正宫)		正	宫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhènggōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhènggōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhènggong
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-kung¹
    • Yale: jèng-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqgong
    • Palladius: чжэнгун (čžɛngun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ gung¹
    • Yale: jing gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

正宮

1. empress's palace
2. (metonymically) empress
3. (neologism, slang, humorous) lawfully wedded wife (as opposed to a mistress)