# 整理
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhěnglǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zing$^2$ lei$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́n-lî
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chéng-lí
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zian$^2$ li$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhěnglǐ [Phonetic: zhénglǐ]
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhěnglǐ
*** Wade–Giles: chêng$^3$-li$^3$
*** Yale: jěng-lǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeenglii
*** Palladius: чжэнли (čžɛnli)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zing$^2$ lei$^5$
*** Yale: jíng léih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzing$^2$ lei$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jing$^2$ léi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɪŋ³⁵ lei̯¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́n-lî
*** Hakka Romanization System: ziin$^ˋ$ li$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zin$^3$ li$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn³¹ li²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chéng-lí
*** Tâi-lô: tsíng-lí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zefnglie
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zian$^2$ li$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiáⁿ lí
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻²¹/

### Verb

整理
* to arrange; to straighten out; to put in order; to tidy up; to sort out
    整理房間／整理房间 ― zhěnglǐ fángjiān ― to tidy up a room
* to collate (files, data, etc.)
    古籍整理 ― gǔjí zhěnglǐ ― collation of ancient texts
    From: 1942, 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 經典常談
    Wǒguó jīngdiǎn, wèijīng zhěnglǐ, dú qǐlái tèbié nán, yībānrén wǎngwǎng wàng'érshēngwèi, jiéguǒ shì jìng'éryuǎnzhī. [Pinyin]
    Chinese classics are difficult to read uncollated. Ordinary people are often terrified by the sight of them, and prefer to remain at a respectful distance.

#### Synonyms

* (to arrange): 清理 (qīnglǐ), (colloquial) 拾掇 (shíduo), 收拾 (shōushi), 梳理 (shūlǐ)

#### Derived terms

* 整理本 (zhěnglǐběn)

#### Related terms

* 整飭／整饬 (zhěngchì)

### Adjective

整理
* (archaic) neat; tidy; in good order; orderly

#### Synonyms

* 整飭 / 整饬 (zhěngchì)
* 整齊 / 整齐 (zhěngqí)
* 有條理 / 有条理 (yǒu tiáolǐ)
* 板正 (bǎnzhèng)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 整理(せいり) (seiri)
* → Korean: 정리(整理) (jeongni)

### References

* “Entry #11708”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 整 | 理 |
| せい Grade: 3 | り Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

整(せい)理(り) • (seiri)
* organizing something in orderly fashion
* corporate downsizing; dissolution

### Verb

整(せい)理(り)する • (seiri suru) suru (stem 整(せい)理(り)し (seiri shi), past 整(せい)理(り)した (seiri shita))
* straighten, organize, coordinate
* wind up, liquidate a business

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 整理し | せいりし | seiri shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 整理し | せいりし | seiri shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 整理する | せいりする | seiri suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 整理する | せいりする | seiri suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 整理すれ | せいりすれ | seiri sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 整理せよ¹ 整理しろ² | せいりせよ¹ せいりしろ² | seiri seyo¹ seiri shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 整理される | せいりされる | seiri sareru |
| Causative | 整理させる 整理さす | せいりさせる せいりさす | seiri saseru seiri sasu |
| Potential | 整理できる | せいりできる | seiri dekiru |
| Volitional | 整理しよう | せいりしよう | seiri shiyō |
| Negative | 整理しない | せいりしない | seiri shinai |
| Negative continuative | 整理せず | せいりせず | seiri sezu |
| Formal | 整理します | せいりします | seiri shimasu |
| Perfective | 整理した | せいりした | seiri shita |
| Conjunctive | 整理して | せいりして | seiri shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 整理すれば | せいりすれば | seiri sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 整 | 理 |

### Noun

整理 • (jeongni) (hangeul 정리)
* hanja form of 정리 (“arrangement”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 整 | 理 |

### Verb

整理
* chữ Hán form of chỉnh lí (“to readjust; to modify; to revise”).
* chữ Hán form of chỉnh lí (“to collate (especially texts or data)”).