# 正確
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhèngquè
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zing$^3$ kok$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chṳn-khok
    (Hailu, HRS): zhin$^ˇ$ kog
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zen$^4$ kog$^5$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ciáng-káuk
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zing$^4$ kah$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-khak
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zian$^3$ kag$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsen-chiuq; $^5$tsen-chioq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngquè
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngcyuè
*** Wade–Giles: chêng$^4$-chʻüeh$^4$
*** Yale: jèng-chywè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqchiueh
*** Palladius: чжэнцюэ (čžɛncjue)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zing$^3$ kok$^3$
*** Yale: jing kok
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzing$^3$ kok$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jing$^3$ kog$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɪŋ³³ kʰɔːk̚³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-khok
*** Hakka Romanization System: ziin kog$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zin$^4$ kog$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ kʰok̚²/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zhin$^ˇ$ kog
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃin¹¹ kʰok⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zen$^4$ kog$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sən⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰɔk̚¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ciáng-káuk
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siaŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ $^{(kʰ-)}$ŋɑuʔ²⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zing$^4$ kah$^6$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ci̍ng-kah
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siŋ⁴² kʰaʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zing$^4$ kah$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siŋ⁴² kʰaʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-khak
*** Tâi-lô: tsìng-khak
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zeangqag
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰak̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰak̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰak̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰak̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰak̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zian$^3$ kag$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiàⁿ khak
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰak̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsen-chiuq; $^5$tsen-chioq
*** MiniDict: tsen$^去$ chiuih; tsen$^去$ chioh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsen-qyq; $^2$tsen-qioq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən³³ t͡ɕʰyɪʔ⁴⁴/, /t͡sən³³ t͡ɕʰioʔ⁴⁴/

### Adjective

正確
* correct; accurate; proper
    回答正確。／回答正确。 ― Huídá zhèngquè. ― Your answer is correct.
       Zhèyàng zuò shì zhèngquè de. [Pinyin]
       This is the correct thing to do.

#### Synonyms

* 對頭 / 对头
* 準確 / 准确 (zhǔnquè)
* 理順 / 理顺 (lǐshùn) (literary)
* 確切 / 确切 (quèqiè)
* 精密 (jīngmì)
* 精確 / 精确 (jīngquè)
* 精細 / 精细 (jīngxì)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 是 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 正確 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 對 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 對 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 對 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 對 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 對 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 對 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 對 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 對 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 對 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 對 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 對 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 對 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 對 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 啱 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 啱 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 啱 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 著, 啱 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang (Yangdong) | 啱, 著 |
| Cantonese | Yangdong (Yashao) | 啱, 對, 著 |
| Cantonese | Yangxi | 啱 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 啱 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 啱 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 對 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 對 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 著, 啱 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 著 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 著 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 著 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 著 |
| Hakka | Changting | 著 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 著 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 著 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 著 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 著 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 著 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 著 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 著 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 著 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 著 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 著 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 著 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 著 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 著 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 著 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 對 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 對 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 對 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 對, 𣍐錯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 著, 無綻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 著 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 著 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 著 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 著 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 著 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 著 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 著 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 著 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 著 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 著 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 著 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 著 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 對, 著 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 對, 著 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 著 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 著 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 著 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 著 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 啱 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 對 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 對 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 對 |
| Wu | Danyang | 對 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 對 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 𣍐錯, 對 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 對 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 對 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 對 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 對, 是 |

#### Antonyms

* 錯誤／错误 (cuòwù)

#### Derived terms

* 政治正確 / 政治正确 (zhèngzhì zhèngquè)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 正 | 確 |
| せい Grade: 1 | かく Grade: 5 |
| kan'on ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) せーかく [sèékákú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [se̞ːka̠kɯ̟]

### Adjective

正(せい)確(かく) • (seikaku) -na (adnominal 正(せい)確(かく)な (seikaku na), adverbial 正(せい)確(かく)に (seikaku ni))
* accurate; exact; correct; precise

#### Inflection

Stem forms :
| Imperfective (未然形) | 正確だろ | せいかくだろ | seikaku daro |
| Continuative (連用形) | 正確で | せいかくで | seikaku de |
| Terminal (終止形) | 正確だ | せいかくだ | seikaku da |
| Attributive (連体形) | 正確な | せいかくな | seikaku na |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 正確なら | せいかくなら | seikaku nara |
| Imperative (命令形) | 正確であれ | せいかくであれ | seikaku de are |
| Key constructions ||||
| Informal negative | 正確ではない 正確じゃない | せいかくではない せいかくじゃない | seikaku de wa nai seikaku ja nai |
| Informal past | 正確だった | せいかくだった | seikaku datta |
| Informal negative past | 正確ではなかった 正確じゃなかった | せいかくではなかった せいかくじゃなかった | seikaku de wa nakatta seikaku ja nakatta |
| Formal | 正確です | せいかくです | seikaku desu |
| Formal negative | 正確ではありません 正確じゃありません | せいかくではありません せいかくじゃありません | seikaku de wa arimasen seikaku ja arimasen |
| Formal past | 正確でした | せいかくでした | seikaku deshita |
| Formal negative past | 正確ではありませんでした 正確じゃありませんでした | せいかくではありませんでした せいかくじゃありませんでした | seikaku de wa arimasen deshita seikaku ja arimasen deshita |
| Conjunctive | 正確で | せいかくで | seikaku de |
| Conditional | 正確なら（ば） | せいかくなら（ば） | seikaku nara (ba) |
| Provisional | 正確だったら | せいかくだったら | seikaku dattara |
| Volitional | 正確だろう | せいかくだろう | seikaku darō |
| Adverbial | 正確に | せいかくに | seikaku ni |
| Degree | 正確さ | せいかくさ | seikakusa |
Stem forms :
| Irrealis (未然形) | 正確なら | せいかくなら | seikakunara |
| Continuative (連用形) | 正確に$^{[1]}$ 正確なり$^{[2]}$ | せいかくに せいかくなり | seikakuni seikakunari |
| Terminal (終止形) | 正確なり | せいかくなり | seikakunari |
| Attributive (連体形) | 正確なる | せいかくなる | seikakunaru |
| Realis (已然形) | 正確なれ | せいかくなれ | seikakunare |
| Imperative (命令形) | 正確なれ | せいかくなれ | seikakunare |
| Key constructions ||||
| Negative | 正確ならず | せいかくならず | seikakunarazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 正確なれど | せいかくなれど | seikakunaredo |
| Causal conjunction | 正確なれば | せいかくなれば | seikakunareba |
| Conditional conjunction | 正確ならば | せいかくならば | seikakunaraba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 正確なりき | せいかくなりき | seikakunariki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 正確なりけり | せいかくなりけり | seikakunarikeri |
| Adverbial | 正確に | せいかくに | seikakuni |
| $^{[1]}$Without auxiliary verb. $^{[2]}$With auxiliary verb. ||||

### Noun

正(せい)確(かく) • (seikaku)
* accuracy; exactness; correctness; precision
** 2011 June 22, Gosho Aoyama, “FILE(ファイル).１(いち)　厄(やっ)介(かい)な難(なん)事(じ)件(けん) [File 1: A Troublesome Difficult Case]”, in [名](めい)[探](たん)[偵](てい)コナン [Legendary Detective Conan], volume 72 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 13:
    好(す)きな女(おんな)の心(こころ)を…正(せい)確(かく)に読(よ)み取(と)るなんて事(こと)はな‼
       Suki na onna no kokoro o… seikaku ni yomitoru nante koto wa na‼
       ’Cos there’s no way to accurately deduce… your beloved woman’s heart!!

#### See also

* 全く (mattaku)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 正 | 確 |

### Noun

正確 • (jeonghwak) (hangeul 정확)
* hanja form of 정확 (“accuracy”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 正 | 確 |

### Adjective

正確
* chữ Hán form of chính xác (“accurate”).