正義

See also: 正义

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (正義)		正	義
simp. (正义)		正	义

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngyì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ ji⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳn-ngi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chèng-gī

(Teochew, Peng'im): zian³ ngi⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tsen-gni

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngyì
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-i⁴
  - Yale: jèng-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqyih
  - Palladius: чжэнъи (čžɛnʺi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ ji⁶
  - Yale: jing yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ jiː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-ngi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin ngi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin⁴ ngi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ ŋi⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-gī
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-gī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeanggi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡi²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡi²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡi³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡi³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zian³ ngi⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiàⁿ ngĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋi³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsen-gni
  - MiniDict: tsen^去 nyi
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsen-nyi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən³³ n̠ʲi⁴⁴/

Adjective

正義

righteous; just
(biology) positive sense
現代生物學界常用巴爾的摩分類法，分病毒作七大類，其中第四類即正義單鏈RNA病毒。 [MSC, trad.]
现代生物学界常用巴尔的摩分类法，分病毒作七大类，其中第四类即正义单链RNA病毒。 [MSC, simp.]
Xiàndài shēngwù xuéjiè chángyòng Bā'ěrdìmó fēnlèifǎ, fēn bìngdú zuò qī dà lèi, qízhōng dìsì lèi jí zhèngyì dānliàn RNAbìngdú. [Pinyin]
In modern biology, the Baltimore classification is widely accepted to classify viruses. Of the total seven categories, the fourth is positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus.

Noun

正義

justice; fairness
代際正義／代际正义 ― dàijì zhèngyì ― intergenerational justice
(literary) correct meaning
(chiefly in book titles) correct / rectified interpretation (of ancient texts)
《五經正義》 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
《五经正义》 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
“Wǔjīng Zhèngyì” [Pinyin]
Orthodox Interpretations of the Five Classics
(tarot) Justice

Derived terms

伸張正義 / 伸张正义
律呂正義 / 律吕正义
明公正義 / 明公正义
正義感 / 正义感 (zhèngyìgǎn)
社會正義 / 社会正义 (shèhuì zhèngyì)
轉型正義 / 转型正义 (zhuǎnxíng zhèngyì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正義):

→ Japanese: 正義(せいぎ) (seigi)
→ Korean: 정의(正義) (jeong'ui)
→ Vietnamese: chính nghĩa (正義)

See also

道德 (dàodé)
道義／道义 (dàoyì)
公德 (gōngdé)
公理 (gōnglǐ)
正理 (zhènglǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	義
せい Grade: 1	ぎ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
正	義
ただ Grade: 1	よし Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
正	義
まさ Grade: 1	よし Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーぎ [séꜜègì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [se̞ːɡʲi]

- Homophones: 正議, 声妓, 性技, 清議, 盛儀, 晴儀, 精義

Noun

正(せい)義(ぎ) • (seigi)

justice
- 2016 January 22, “ギデオンの誓(ちか)い [Oath of Gideon]”, in ゲートウォッチの誓い [Oath of the Gatewatch], Wizards of the Coast:
  
  正(せい)義(ぎ)と平(へい)和(わ)のため、私(わたし)はゲートウォッチとなる。
  Seigi to heiwa no tame, watashi wa Gētowotchi to naru.
  For justice and peace, I will be one of the Gatewatch.
- 2003 July 17, “ギガ・ガガギゴ [Giga Gagagigo]”, in 暗黒の侵略者 [Invader of Darkness], Konami:
  
  強(きょう)大(だい)な悪(あく)に立(た)ち向(む)かうため、様(さま)々(ざま)な肉(にく)体(たい)改(かい)造(ぞう)をほどこした結(けっ)果(か)恐(おそ)るべきパワーを手(て)に入(い)れたが、その代(だい)償(しょう)として正(せい)義(ぎ)の心(こころ)を失(うしな)ってしまった。
  Kyōdai na aku ni tachimukau tame, samazama na nikutai kaizō o hodokoshita kekka osorubeki pawā o te ni ireta ga, sono daishō toshite seigi no kokoro o ushinatte shimatta.
  In order to fight tremendous evil, he had to get his hands on formidable power from a great deal of body reconstruction, at the cost of his righteous heart.
(tarot) Justice
Hypernym: タロット (“tarot”)

Proper noun

正(まさ)義(よし) • (Masayoshi)

a male given name

Proper noun

正(ただ)義(よし) • (Tadayoshi)

a male given name

Korean

Hanja in this term
正	義

Noun

正義 • (jeong'ui) (hangeul 정의)

hanja form^? of 정의 (“justice”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
正	義

Noun

正義

chữ Hán form of chính nghĩa (“justice”)