# 正義
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhèngyì
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zing$^3$ ji$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳn-ngi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-gī
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zian$^3$ ngi$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsen-gni
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngyì
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngyì
*** Wade–Giles: chêng$^4$-i$^4$
*** Yale: jèng-yì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqyih
*** Palladius: чжэнъи (čžɛnʺi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zing$^3$ ji$^6$
*** Yale: jing yih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzing$^3$ ji$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jing$^3$ yi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɪŋ³³ jiː²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-ngi
*** Hakka Romanization System: ziin ngi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zin$^4$ ngi$^4$
*** 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: zian$^3$ ngi$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiàⁿ ngí
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋi⁵²⁻²¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsen-gni
*** MiniDict: tsen$^去$ nyi
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsen-nyi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən³³ n̠ʲi⁴⁴/

### Adjective

正義
* righteous; just
* (biology) positive sense
       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
* (tarot) Justice
* (literary) correct meaning
* (chiefly in book titles) correct / rectified interpretation (of ancient texts)
       “Wǔjīng Zhèngyì” [Pinyin]
       Orthodox Interpretations of the Five Classics

#### 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

* → 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: [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”).