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正業

正業

See also: 正业

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	business; occupation; study
trad. (正業)		正	業
simp. (正业)		正	业

Noun

正業

one's regular job
duty; responsibilities

Derived terms

不務正業／不务正业 (bùwùzhèngyè)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhèngyè

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ jip⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chèng-gia̍p

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhèngyè
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqyeh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ jip⁶
  - Yale: jing yihp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ jip⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ jiːp̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-gia̍p
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-gia̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeanggiap
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ giap̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ giap̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ giap̚⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ giap̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ giap̚¹²¹/