正語

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (正語)		正	語
simp. (正语)		正	语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-yü³
    • Yale: jèng-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqyeu
    • Palladius: чжэнъюй (čžɛnʺjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

正語

1. (Buddhism) right speech

   Coordinate terms: 正定 (zhèngdìng), 正見／正见

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正語):

• → Japanese: 正(しょう)語(ご) (shōgo)
• → Korean: 정어(正語) (jeong'eo)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “正語” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].