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zing3 zing1 zeng3
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[1] right; proper; correct; appropriate [2] the obverse side; right side [3] formal [4] [v] rectify; correct [5] pure; not contaminated [6] straightforward and unbending; honestand virtuous [7] [n] person in charge; person in command; principal [8] to mete out punishment for a criminal [9] original (texts, etc.) [10] positively [11] main; principal [12] exactly; just; right [13] sharp; punctually [14] just; unbiased [15] a Chinese family name [16] [粵]: delicious; really good; really nice Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: 止 (#77)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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一點正
jat1 dim2 zing3 = 1 o'clock exactly
真正
zan1 zing3 = genuine; true
正話
zing3 waa6 ; zeng3 waa6 = just now; a moment ago 粵
反正
faan2 zing3 = anyhow; anyway; in any case
正常
zing3 soeng4 = normal; ordinary; regular
公正
gung1 zing3 = just, fair
不正
bat1 zing3 = fraudulency, unrighteousness 國
正方形
zing3 fong1 jing4 = a square
正確
zing3 kok3 = accurate
正式
zing3 sik1 = official, formalSee all 151 compounds (CantoDict reports 156 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 13 examples containing 正
佢乜嘢都怕，正一個冇膽鬼 粵
He's scared of everything, he's a real coward. [Lit. He what also scared, exactly one [counter] coward. Alternatively (and more simply): 佢乜嘢都怕，真係個冇膽鬼]
邊度有得食正宗嘅意大利菜？ 粵
Where can (one) finds authentic Italian food? [[Lit.] where can/have authentic Italian food to be eaten?] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 正
Unicode code for this character: U+6b63 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 正
Unicode code for this character: U+6b63 (off-site link)
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