正邪

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngxié

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhèngxié
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqshye
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngsié
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ɕjɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ ce⁴
  - Yale: jing chèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ tse⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ cé⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɛː²¹/

Noun

正邪

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

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) せーじゃ [séꜜèjà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [se̞ːʑa̠]

Noun

正邪 (hiragana せいじゃ, rōmaji seija)

right and wrong

Derived terms

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

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

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