正兒八經

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See also: 正儿八经

Chinese

just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
son; child; diminutive suffix eight
classics; sacred book; pass through
classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
 
trad. (正兒八經)
simp. (正儿八经)
Expressive augmentation of 正經正经 (zhèngjīng).

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Adjective

正兒八經

  1. (dialectal Mandarin) serious; earnest