正經八百

Chinese

		solemn; stately; serious solemn; stately; serious; earnest; serious	eight	hundred
trad. (正經八百)		正經	八	百
simp. (正经八百)		正经	八	百

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngjīngbābǎi, zhèngjingbābǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄅㄞˇ, ㄓㄥˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄅㄞˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngjīngbābǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄅㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjingbabǎi
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-ching¹-pa¹-pai³
    • Yale: jèng-jīng-bā-bǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjingbabae
    • Palladius: чжэнцзинбабай (čžɛnczinbabaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngjingbābǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄅㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngji̊ngbabǎi
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-ching⁵-pa¹-pai³
    • Yale: jèng-jing-bā-bǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenq.jingbabae
    • Palladius: чжэнцзинбабай (čžɛnczinbabaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥iŋ¹ pä⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

正經八百

1. (colloquial) deadly serious; solemn
2. (colloquial, Mainland China) worthy of the name; real; true