正氣
Chinese
just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year |
gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged | ||
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trad. (正氣) | 正 | 氣 | |
simp. (正气) | 正 | 气 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zing3 hei3
- Eastern Min (BUC): ciáng-ké
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngqì
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngcì
- Wade–Giles: chêng4-chʻi4
- Yale: jèng-chì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqchih
- Palladius: чжэнци (čžɛnci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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證訖 / 证讫
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zing3 hei3
- Yale: jing hei
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzing3 hei3
- Guangdong Romanization: jing3 héi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ hei̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-khì
- Tâi-lô: tsìng-khì
- Phofsit Daibuun: zeangqix
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: zian3 ki3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiàⁿ khì
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰi²¹³/
- (Hokkien)
- Middle Chinese: tsyengH khj+jH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*teŋ-s C.qʰəp-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*tjeŋs kʰɯds/
Noun
正氣
- healthy atmosphere; healthy tendency
- righteousness; moral courage; mettle (Classifier: 股 m)
- (traditional Chinese medicine) vital energy
Derived terms
- 明公正氣 / 明公正气
- 浩然正氣 / 浩然正气
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (正氣):