正義

See also: 正义

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (正義)		正	義
simp. (正义)		正	义

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngyì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ ji⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳn-ngi
Min Nan (POJ): chèng-gī
Wu (Wiktionary): ²tsen-nyi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngyì
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-i⁴
  - Yale: jèng-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqyih
  - Palladius: чжэнъи (čžɛnʺi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ ji⁶
  - Yale: jing yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ jiː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-ngi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin ngi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin⁴ ngi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ ɲi⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-gī
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-gī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeanggi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡi²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡi²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡi³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡi³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ²tsen-nyi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡səɲ³³ n̠ʲi⁴⁴/

Adjective

正義

righteous; just
(biology) positive sense

Noun

正義

justice; fairness
代際正義／代际正义 ― dàijì zhèngyì ― intergenerational justice
(tarot) Justice
(literary) correct meaning
a genre of commentary on classic Chinese texts

Derived terms

伸張正義／伸张正义
律呂正義／律吕正义
明公正義／明公正义

正義感／正义感 (zhèngyìgǎn)
社會正義／社会正义 (shèhuì zhèngyì)
轉型正義／转型正义 (zhuǎnxíng zhèngyì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正義):

→ Japanese: 正義(せいぎ) (seigi)
→ Korean: 정의(正義) (jeong'ui)
→ Vietnamese: chính nghĩa (正義)

See also

道德 (dàodé)
道義／道义 (dàoyì)
公德 (gōngdé)
公理 (gōnglǐ)
正理 (zhènglǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	義
せい Grade: 1	ぎ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
正	義
ただ Grade: 1	よし Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
正	義
まさ Grade: 1	よし Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーぎ [séꜜègì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [se̞ːɡʲi]

- Homophones: 正議, 声妓, 性技, 清議, 盛儀, 晴儀, 精義

Noun

正(せい)義(ぎ) • (seigi)

justice
- 2016 January 22, “ギデオンの誓(ちか)い [Oath of Gideon]”, in ゲートウォッチの誓い [Oath of the Gatewatch], Wizards of the Coast:
  
  正(せい)義(ぎ)と平(へい)和(わ)のため、私(わたし)はゲートウォッチとなる。
  Seigi to heiwa no tame, watashi wa Gētowotchi to naru.
  For justice and peace, I will be one of the Gatewatch.
- 2003 July 17, “ギガ・ガガギゴ [Giga Gagagigo]”, in 暗黒の侵略者 [Invader of Darkness], Konami:
  
  強(きょう)大(だい)な悪(あく)に立(た)ち向(む)かうため、様(さま)々(ざま)な肉(にく)体(たい)改(かい)造(ぞう)をほどこした結(けっ)果(か)恐(おそ)るべきパワーを手(て)に入(い)れたが、その代(だい)償(しょう)として正(せい)義(ぎ)の心(こころ)を失(うしな)ってしまった。
  Kyōdai na aku ni tachimukau tame, samazama na nikutai kaizō o hodokoshita kekka osorubeki pawā o te ni ireta ga, sono daishō toshite seigi no kokoro o ushinatte shimatta.
  In order to fight tremendous evil, he had to get his hands on formidable power from a great deal of body reconstruction, at the cost of his righteous heart.
(tarot) Justice

Coordinate terms

タロット (tarotto, “tarot”)

Proper noun

正(まさ)義(よし) • (Masayoshi)

a male given name

正(ただ)義(よし) • (Tadayoshi)

a male given name

Korean

Hanja in this term
正	義

Noun

正義 • (jeong'ui) (hangeul 정의)

Hanja form^? of 정의 (“justice”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
正	義

Noun

正義

chữ Hán form of chính nghĩa (“justice”).

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