四正

四正

Chinese

		four	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
simp. and trad. (四正)		四	正

Pronunciation 1

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si³ zeng³
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): sì-chiàⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): si³ zian³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: si³ zeng³
    • Yale: si jeng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si³ dzeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi³ zéng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː³³ t͡sɛːŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-chiàⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sì-tsiànn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siecviax
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiã²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡ɕiã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiã²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiã¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕiã²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: si³ zian³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sì tsiàⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sĩã²¹³/

Adjective

四正

1. (Cantonese, Min Nan) neat and proper

Synonyms

• 端正 (duānzhèng)

Pronunciation 2

• Min Nan (POJ): sìr-chèng

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sìr-chèng
    • Tâi-lô: sìr-tsìng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/

Adverb

四正

1. (Quanzhou Hokkien) earnestly and considerately (in doing things)
2. (Quanzhou Hokkien) surely; definitely

Synonyms

• (surely):

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Synonyms of 四正

一定 (yīdìng) 保管 (bǎoguǎn) 定必 (Cantonese) 必定 (bìdìng) 必然 (bìrán) 肯定 (kěndìng) 保準／保准 (bǎozhǔn) (colloquial)

保險／保险 (bǎoxiǎn) (dialectal) 勢必／势必 (shìbì) 決計／决计 (juéjì) 準保／准保 (zhǔnbǎo) 準定／准定 (zhǔndìng) 無疑／无疑 (wúyí) 硬額／硬额 (Min Nan)