正氣

See also: 正气 and 正気

Chinese

		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 sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (正氣)		正	氣
simp. (正气)		正	气

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngqì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ hei³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-khì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngcì
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: jèng-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqchih
  - Palladius: чжэнци (čžɛnci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    正氣／正气
    證訖／证讫
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ hei³
  - Yale: jing hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ hei̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-khì
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeangqix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/

Noun

正氣

healthy atmosphere; healthy tendency
righteousness; moral courage; mettle (Classifier: 股 m)
- 天地有正氣，雜然賦流形。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  天地有正气，杂然赋流形。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wen Tianxiang, Song of Righteousness (正氣歌)
  Tiāndì yǒu zhèngqì, zá rán fù liúxíng. [Pinyin]
  In the world there is the spirit of righteousness, taking many forms, bestowed on the everchanging things.
(traditional Chinese medicine) vital energy

Derived terms

明公正氣／明公正气
浩然正氣／浩然正气

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正氣):

→ Japanese: 正気(しょうき) (shōki); 正気(せいき) (seiki)
→ Korean: 정기(正氣) (jeonggi)
→ Vietnamese: chính khí (正氣)

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