正 (zing3) — rectify; correct; set right in Cantonese

zing˗₃正

Mandarin Pinyin: zheng4

Meaning of 正

nounrectify; correct; set right

nounstandard; regular; correct

nounexactly; just; precisely

nounprincipal; chief; main

nounpure; unadulterated; genuine

noun(of time) punctual; sharp

nounupright; straight; middle

nounjust happening; just continuing

nounpositive; plus; obverse

noun(noun) the first month of a lunar year; (adjective) 1. fabulous; 2. amazing (a movie, performance, etc.); (adverb) exactly;

Example Sentences with 正

呢隻白酒好正㗎！?

This brand of white wine is really good!

我們在黑板上畫一個正方形吧.

Let's draw a square on the blackboard.

正所謂"風水輪流轉"

As the saying goes, "the boot is on the other foot".

啲字寫得好四正!

These writings are very neat and tidy.

做事出錯要改正﹐但要避免矯枉過正。

We must correct what has been done wrong, but also avoid making correction beyond what is really necessary.

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Words Containing 正

正牌zeng3 paai2

an original brand (of goods)

正財zing3 coi4

righteous, legal source of money, which a person earned legally by working - - [also see] 橫財 , 偏財

東正教dung1 zing3 gaau3

Eastern Orthodox

修正液sau1 zing3 jik6

correction fluid; correcting fluid; liquid correction; white out; Wite-out; Liquid Paper; Tipp-Ex

正鋒zing3 fung1

frontal attack (brush movement in painting)

正午zing3 ng5

midday; noon; noonday | [粵]: 晏晝

不務正業的人bat1 mou6 zeng3 jip6 dik1 jan4

a layabout

就正zau6 zing3

submit writings to someone for a comment

公正評論gung1 zing3 ping4 leon6

fair comment; impartial review

上樑不正下樑歪soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1

if superiors (leaders; parents) are not good examples, their subordinates (followers, children) will behave unbecomingly

踏正daap6 zeng3

on the dot (i.e. 三點鐘踏正 = 3 o'clock exactly)

政治正確zing3 zi6 zing3 kok3

politically correct

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