正業

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See also: 正业

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	business; occupation; study
trad. (正業)		正	業
simp. (正业)		正	业

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngyè

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ jip⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-gia̍p

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngyè
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngyè
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-yeh⁴
  - Yale: jèng-yè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqyeh
  - Palladius: чжэнъе (čžɛnʺje)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ jip⁶
  - Yale: jing yihp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ jip⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ yib⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ jiːp̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-gia̍p
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-gia̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeanggiap
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡiap̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡiap̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡiap̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡiap̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡiap̚⁴/

Noun

正業

one's regular job
duty; responsibilities

Derived terms

不務正業／不务正业 (bùwùzhèngyè)

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “正業” in 佛學大辭典 .

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
正	業
せい Grade: 1	ぎょう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーぎょー (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

正(せい)業(ぎょう) • (seigyō) ^{←せいげふ (seigefu)^?}

upstanding line of business

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
正	業
しょう Grade: 1	ごう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょーごー (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

正(しょう)業(ごう) • (shōgō) ^{←しやうごふ (syaugofu)^?}

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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