正語

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (正語)		正	語
simp. (正语)		正	语

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄩˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-yü³
  - Yale: jèng-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqyeu
  - Palladius: чжэнъюй (čžɛnʺjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

正語

(Buddhism) right speech
Coordinate terms: 正定 (zhèngdìng), 正見 / 正见

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正語):

→ Japanese: 正(しょう)語(ご) (shōgo)
→ Korean: 정어(正語) (jeong'eo)

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “正語” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].