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一本正經

一本正經

See also: 一本正经

Chinese

		having the same origin	serious, formal, solemn
trad. (一本正經)		一本	正經
simp. (一本正经)		一本	正经

Idiom

一本正經

absolutely serious; dead earnest
deadpan; with a poker face

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yīběnzhèngjīng, yīběnzhèngjǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ, ㄧㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bun² zing³ ging¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīběnzhèngjīng [Phonetic: yìběnzhèngjīng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibeenjenqjing
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, nonstandard common variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīběnzhèngjǐng [Phonetic: yìběnzhèngjǐng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibeenjenqjiing
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ bun² zing³ ging¹
  - Yale: yāt bún jing gīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bun² dzing³ ging¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ puːn³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵/