正中

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
simp. and trad. (正中)		正	中
anagram		中正

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngzhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ zung¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiàⁿ-tiong / chèng-tiong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzhōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjhong
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chung¹
  - Yale: jèng-jūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjong
  - Palladius: чжэнчжун (čžɛnčžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zing³ zung¹
  - Yale: jing jūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ dzung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ zung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    正中
    正宗
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-tiong
  - Tâi-lô: tsiànn-tiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviardiofng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tiong
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-tiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeangdiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɔŋ³³/

Noun

正中

middle; center; right in the middle or center
(literary) noon; midday

Synonyms

(middle): 正當中／正当中 (zhèngdāngzhōng)

Derived terms

正中下懷 / 正中下怀 (zhèngzhòngxiàhuái)
正中己懷 / 正中己怀
正中紅心 / 正中红心

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
正	中
せい Grade: 1	ちゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

正(せい)中(ちゅう) • (seichū)

the exact middle (of something)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
正	中
しょう Grade: 1	なか Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Noun

正(しょう)中(なか) • (shōnaka)

(theater) the centre of a Noh stage

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
正	中
しょう Grade: 1	ちゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

正(しょう)中(ちゅう) • (shōchū)

(theater) the centre of a Noh stage

Proper noun

正(しょう)中(ちゅう) • (Shōchū)

the Shōchū era, 1324–1326

See also

元亨(げんこう) (Genkō) (era preceding Shōchū)
嘉暦(かりゃく) (Karyaku) (era following Shōchū)