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正色

正色

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	color; dice; look color; dice; look; appearance
simp. and trad. (正色)		正	色

Noun

正色

pure colors; cardinal colors (blue, yellow, read, white, and black)
stern and serious facial expression

Verb

正色

to adopt a stern countenance

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhèngsè

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ sik¹
Min Nan (POJ): chèng-siak / chèng-sek

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhèngsè
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄙㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqseh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ sik¹
  - Yale: jing sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ sik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ sɪk̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-siak
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-siak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeangsiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-sek
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeangseg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪk̚³²/