正經八百

Chinese

		serious; formal; solemn serious; formal; solemn; earnest; standard; adhering to regulations	eight	hundred
trad. (正經八百)		正經	八	百
simp. (正经八百)		正经	八	百

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngjīngbābǎi, zhèngjingbābǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄅㄚㄅㄞˇ, ㄓㄥˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄥㄅㄚㄅㄞˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhèngjīngbābǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄅㄚㄅㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjingbabae
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhèngjingbābǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄥㄅㄚㄅㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenq.jingbabae
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥iŋ¹ pä⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

正經八百

(colloquial) deadly serious; solemn
(colloquial, Mainland China) worthy of the name; real; true

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