# 正經
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhèngjīng, zhèngjǐng
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ, ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zing$^3$ ging$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳn-kîn
* Eastern Min (BUC): ciáng-gĭng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-keng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zian$^3$ gêng$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngjīng → zhèngjing (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ → ㄓㄥˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngji̊ng
*** Wade–Giles: chêng$^4$-ching$^5$
*** Yale: jèng-jing
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenq.jing
*** Palladius: чжэнцзин (čžɛnczin)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ → /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥iŋ¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$政經 / 政经 正經 / 正经
** (Standard Chinese, common variant for the adjective and adverb senses)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngjǐng
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjǐng
*** Wade–Giles: chêng$^4$-ching$^3$
*** Yale: jèng-jǐng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjiing
*** Palladius: чжэнцзин (čžɛnczin)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zing$^3$ ging$^1$
*** Yale: jing gīng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzing$^3$ ging$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jing$^3$ ging$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɪŋ³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-kîn
*** Hakka Romanization System: ziin gin$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zin$^4$ gin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ kin²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ciáng-gĭng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(k-)}$ŋiŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-keng
*** Tâi-lô: tsìng-king
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zeangkefng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiɪŋ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zian$^3$ gêng$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiàⁿ keng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ keŋ³³/

### Adjective

正經
* solemn; stately; serious
       Tāmen zài tán zhèngjing shìr, bié dǎchà. [Pinyin]
       Don't interrupt them; they're talking business
* earnest; serious
* standard; adhering to regulations
* proper; decent; upright; honourable

#### Synonyms

* (solemn):
* 厲害 / 厉害 (lìhài)
* 嚴 / 严 (yán)
* 嚴厲 / 严厉 (yánlì)
* 嚴峻 / 严峻 (yánjùn)
* 嚴正 / 严正 (yánzhèng)
* 嚴肅 / 严肃 (yánsù)
* 嚴酷 / 严酷 (yánkù)
* 尊重 (zūnzhòng)
* 整肅 / 整肃 (zhěngsù)
* 淩厲 / 凌厉 (línglì) (literary)
* 狠狠 (hěnhěn)
* 矜持 (jīnchí)
* 莊 / 庄 (zhuāng)
* 莊重 / 庄重 (zhuāngzhòng)
* 鄭重 / 郑重 (zhèngzhòng)
* (earnest):
* 不苟 (bùgǒu) (formal)
* 仔細 / 仔细 (zǐxì)
* 嚴 / 严 (yán)
* 嚴肅 / 严肃 (yánsù)
* 嚴謹 / 严谨 (yánjǐn)
* 墘角 (gièng-gáe̤k) (Eastern Min)
* 密切 (mìqiè)
* 審慎 / 审慎 (shěnshèn) (formal)
* 對重 / 对重 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 小心 (xiǎoxīn)
* 慎密 (shènmì)
* 慎重 (shènzhòng)
* 慘淡 / 惨淡 (cǎndàn)
* 持重 (chízhòng)
* 板正 (bǎnzhèng)
* 當心 / 当心 (dāngxīn)
* 精心 (jīngxīn)
* 精細 / 精细 (jīngxì)
* 細心 / 细心 (xìxīn)
* 細膩 / 细腻 (xìnì) (Min)
* 致重 (Hokkien)
* 認真 / 认真 (rènzhēn)
* 謹嚴 / 谨严 (jǐnyán)
* 謹慎 / 谨慎 (jǐnshèn)
* 較真 / 较真 (jiàozhēn) (colloquial)
* 過細 / 过细 (guòxì)
* 鞠躬 (jūgōng) (literary)
* 頂真 / 顶真 (dǐngzhēn) (dialectal)
* (standard):
* 標準 / 标准 (biāozhǔn)
* 正式 (zhèngshì)
* 正規 / 正规 (zhèngguī)
* 規範 / 规范 (guīfàn)
* (proper):
* 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)
* 正當 / 正当
* 正直 (zhèngzhí)
* 硬直 (Hokkien)
* 端 (duān)
* 端正 (duānzhèng)
* 耿介 (gěngjiè) (literary)
* 耿直 (gěngzhí)

#### Derived terms

* 一本正經 / 一本正经
* 一板正經 / 一板正经
* 不正經 / 不正经
* 假正經 / 假正经 (jiǎzhèngjing)
* 正兒八經 / 正儿八经 (zhèngrbājǐng)
* 正兒巴經 / 正儿巴经
* 正正經經 / 正正经经
* 正經八本 / 正经八本
* 正經八板 / 正经八板
* 正經八百 / 正经八百
* 沒正經 / 没正经
* 沒正經的事 / 没正经的事

### Adverb

正經
* (dialectal Mandarin, Hakka, Southern Min) really

#### Synonyms

* 真的 (zhēnde)

### Noun

正經
* (literary) Chinese literary classics (especially the Thirteen Classics)

#### Synonyms

* 經典／经典 (jīngdiǎn)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 正経(せいけい) (seikei)
* → Korean: 정경(正經) (jeonggyeong)