正邪

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Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	daemonical; iniquitous; nefarious
trad. (正邪)		正	邪
simp. ^#(正邪)		正	邪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngxié

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ ce⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngxié
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngsié
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-hsieh²
  - Yale: jèng-syé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqshye
  - Palladius: чжэнсе (čžɛnse)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ ce⁴
  - Yale: jing chèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ tse⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ cé⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɛː²¹/

Noun

正邪

opposition between vital energy (正氣) and pathogeny (邪氣)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正邪):

→ Japanese: 正邪(せいじゃ) (seija)
→ Korean: 정사(正邪) (jeongsa)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	邪
せい Grade: 1	じゃ Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーじゃ (Atamadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

正(せい)邪(じゃ) • (seija)

right and wrong

Derived terms

正(せい)邪(じゃ)曲(きょく)直(ちょく) (seijakyokuchoku)

References

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

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