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Chinese
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just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year |
gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged |
| trad. (正氣)
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正
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氣
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| simp. (正气)
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正
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气
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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正
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氣
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| Reading #
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2/2
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zhèng
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qì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsyengH ›
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‹ khjɨjH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*teŋ-s/
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/*C.qʰəp-s/
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| English
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correct (adj., v.)
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cloudy vapors
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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正
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氣
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| Reading #
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2/2
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1/2
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| No.
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17178
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10140
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Phonetic
component
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正
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气
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Rime
group
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耕
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隊
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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政
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Old
Chinese
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/*tjeŋs/
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/*kʰɯds/
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Noun
正氣
- healthy atmosphere; healthy tendency
- righteousness; moral courage; mettle (Classifier: 股 m)
內惟省以端操兮，求正氣之所由。
内惟省以端操兮，求正气之所由。 - From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
- Nèi wéi xǐng yǐ duān cāo xī, qiú zhèngqì zhī suǒ yóu.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
天地有正氣，雜然賦流形。
天地有正气，杂然赋流形。 - From: Wen Tianxiang, Song of Righteousness (正氣歌)
- Tiāndì yǒu zhèngqì, zá rán fù liúxíng.
- In the world there is the spirit of righteousness, taking many forms, bestowed on the everchanging things.
- (traditional Chinese medicine) vital energy
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