正骨

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	bone
trad. (正骨)		正	骨
simp. #(正骨)		正	骨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhènggǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ gwat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhènggǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhènggǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-ku³
    • Yale: jèng-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqguu
    • Palladius: чжэнгу (čžɛngu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ gwat¹
    • Yale: jing gwāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ gwat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ gued¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ kʷɐt̚⁵/

Verb

正骨

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) to perform bonesetting

Noun

正骨

1. (Cantonese) proper massage parlour (i.e. one that does not provide sex service)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “proper massage”): 邪骨 (xiégǔ)