雅正

Chinese

		elegant	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
trad. (雅正)		雅	正
simp. #(雅正)		雅	正

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎzhèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ zing³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngá-chèng / ngée-chèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎzhèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎjhèng
    • Wade–Giles: ya³-chêng⁴
    • Yale: yǎ-jèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeajenq
    • Palladius: ячжэн (jačžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁵ zing³
    • Yale: ngáh jing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ dzing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ jing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː¹³ t͡sɪŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngá-chèng
    • Tâi-lô: ngá-tsìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngafzexng
    • IPA (Taipei): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngée-chèng
    • Tâi-lô: ngée-tsìng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɛ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

雅正

1. (formal) standard; correct
2. (formal) upright; righteous

Interjection

雅正

1. (polite) would you kindly point out my inadequacies; please point out my shortcomings (said when presenting somebody with a specimen of one's calligraphy a copy of one's book, etc.)