# 正當
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhèngdàng, zhèngdāng
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄤˋ, ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄤ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zing$^3$ dong$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chṳn-tông
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zen$^4$ dong$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-tòng / chèng-tong
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngdàng
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄤˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngdàng
*** Wade–Giles: chêng$^4$-tang$^4$
*** Yale: jèng-dàng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqdanq
*** Palladius: чжэндан (čžɛndan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, varient)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngdāng
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngdang
*** Wade–Giles: chêng$^4$-tang$^1$
*** Yale: jèng-dāng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqdang
*** Palladius: чжэндан (čžɛndan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zing$^3$ dong$^3$
*** Yale: jing dong
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzing$^3$ dong$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jing$^3$ dong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɪŋ³³ tɔːŋ³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-tông
*** Hakka Romanization System: ziin dong$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zin$^4$ dong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ toŋ²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zen$^4$ dong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sən⁵³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tòng
*** Tâi-lô: tsìng-tòng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zeangdoxng
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔŋ⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tong
*** Tâi-lô: tsìng-tong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zeangdofng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

#### Adjective

正當
* (of behaviour, actions, etc.) proper; appropriate; legitimate; reasonable; above board; upright; honest

##### Synonyms

* 剛正／刚正 (gāngzhèng)
* 剛直／刚直 (gāngzhí)
* 悻直 (xìngzhí) (literary)
* 方正 (fāngzhèng)
* 樸直／朴直 (pǔzhí)
* 正大 (zhèngdà)
* 正派 (zhèngpài)
* 正直 (zhèngzhí)
* 正經／正经
* 硬直 (Hokkien)
* 端 (duān)
* 端正 (duānzhèng)
* 耿介 (gěngjiè) (literary)
* 耿直 (gěngzhí)

##### Derived terms

* 不正當競爭／不正当竞争 (bù zhèngdàng jìngzhēng)
* 只要目的正當，可以不擇手段／只要目的正当，可以不择手段 (zhǐyào mùdì zhèngdàng, kěyǐ bùzéshǒuduàn)
* 正當化／正当化
* 正當性／正当性
* 正當防衛／正当防卫

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhèngdāng
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄤ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zing$^3$ dong$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chang-tong
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-tong
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngdāng
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngdang
*** Wade–Giles: chêng$^4$-tang$^1$
*** Yale: jèng-dāng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqdang
*** Palladius: чжэндан (čžɛndan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zing$^3$ dong$^1$
*** Yale: jing dōng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzing$^3$ dong$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jing$^3$ dong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɪŋ³³ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chang-tong
*** Hakka Romanization System: zang dong
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zang$^4$ dong$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡saŋ⁵⁵ toŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tong
*** Tâi-lô: tsìng-tong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zeangdofng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔŋ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

#### Adverb

正當
* just when; just the time for