正統

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See also: 正统

Chinese

 
just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
to gather; to unite; to unify
to gather; to unite; to unify; whole
trad. (正統)
simp. (正统)

Pronunciation


Adjective

正統

  1. orthodox; traditional
    埃塞俄比亞正統合性教會 [MSC, trad.]
    埃塞俄比亚正统合性教会 [MSC, simp.]
    Āisài'ébǐyà Zhèngtǒng Héxìng Jiàohuì
    Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

Noun

正統

  1. orthodoxy; tradition
  2. (historical) standard line of succession

Synonyms

  • (orthodoxy): 正宗 (zhèngzōng)
  • (standard line of succession): 國統国统 (guótǒng)

Derived terms

Proper noun

正統

  1. (historical) the Zhengtong era (a Chinese era name; the era of the first reign of Emperor Yingzong of Ming, from 1436 to 1449)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

(せい)(とう) (seitō-na (adnominal (せい)(とう) (seitō na), adverbial (せい)(とう) (seitō ni))

  1. legitimate; orthodox

Inflection

Antonyms

Noun

(せい)(とう) (seitō

  1. legitimacy; orthodoxy

Antonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

正統 (jeongtong) (hangeul 정통)

  1. Hanja form? of 정통 (authenticity; orthodoxy).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

正統

  1. chữ Hán form of chính thống (orthodox).