四正

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Chinese

		four	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
simp. and trad. (四正)		四	正

Pronunciation 1

Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): si³ zeng³

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): sai³ zoeng³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhu¹ ziang¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sì-chiàⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): si³ zian³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si³ zeng³
  - Yale: si jeng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si³ dzeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi³ zéng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː³³ t͡sɛːŋ³³/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: sai³ zoeng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi³² t͡søŋ³²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhu¹ ziang¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬu³³ t͡siaŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-chiàⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: sì-tsiànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siecviax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /si²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siã²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siã²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /si¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siã¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /si²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siã²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: si³ zian³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sì tsiàⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sĩã²¹³/

Adjective

四正

(Cantonese, Southern Min) neat and proper

Synonyms

端正 (duānzhèng)

Pronunciation 2

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sìr-chèng

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sìr-chèng
  - Tâi-lô: sìr-tsìng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

Adjective

四正

(Quanzhou Hokkien) earnest and thoughtful (in doing things)

Adverb

四正

(Quanzhou Hokkien) surely; definitely

Synonyms

一定 (yīdìng)
保準 / 保准 (bǎozhǔn) (colloquial)
保管 (bǎoguǎn)
保險 / 保险 (bǎoxiǎn) (dialectal)
勢必 / 势必 (shìbì)
定必 (ding⁶ bit¹) (Cantonese)
局 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
必定 (bìdìng)
必然 (bìrán)
決計 / 决计 (juéjì)
準保 / 准保 (zhǔnbǎo)
準定 / 准定 (zhǔndìng)
無疑 / 无疑 (wúyí)
硬額 / 硬额 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
肯定 (kěndìng)

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