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正經

简正经 · 繁正經

Mandarin · pinyin zhèng jīng

decent
honorable
proper
serious
according to standards

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正: zhèng · right, proper, correct
經: Look up this written character
经: jīng · classic works; pass through

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4–1 · zheng4 jing1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zing1 ging1 · zing3 ging1

Cantonese word readings for 正經. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

solemn; stately; serious
earnest; serious
standard; adhering to regulations
proper; decent; upright; honourable

adv

(dialectal Mandarin, Hakka, Southern Min) really

noun

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

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