正氣

See also: 正气

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
Min Nan (POJ): chèng-khì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhèngqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqchih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ hei³
  - Yale: jing hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ héi³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ hei̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-khì
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeangqix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/

Noun

正氣

healthy atmosphere; healthy tendency
righteousness; moral courage; mettle
(traditional Chinese medicine) vital energy

Derived terms

明公正氣／明公正气
正氣歌／正气歌 (Zhèngqìgē)

浩然正氣／浩然正气

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正氣):

→ Japanese: 正 (しょう)気 (き) (shōki); 正 (せい)気 (き) (seiki)
→ Korean: 정기 (正氣, jeonggi)
→ Vietnamese: chính khí (正氣)

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