真正

Chinese

real; true; genuine
 
just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
trad. (真正/眞正) 真/眞 正
simp. (真正) 真 正

Pronunciation


Adjective

真正

  1. (attributive) genuine; real; true
    真正的男子漢/真正的男子汉  ―  zhēnzhèng de nánzǐhàn  ―  a real man
    我想看看真正的中國到底是個什麼樣子。 [MSC, trad.]
    我想看看真正的中国到底是个什么样子。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xiǎng kànkàn zhēnzhèng de Zhōngguó dàodǐ shì ge shénme yàngzi. [Pinyin]
    I want to see what the real China is like.

Synonyms

Adverb

真正

  1. truly; really; genuinely
    真正了解  ―  zhēnzhèng liǎojiě  ―  to truly understand
    真正意識到自己的錯誤 [MSC, trad.]
    真正意识到自己的错误 [MSC, simp.]
    zhēnzhèng yìshi dào zìjǐ de cuòwu [Pinyin]
    to genuinely recognise one's mistake
    沒有一個人真正過愛他,他也沒有真正愛過任何人。 [MSC, trad.]
    没有一个人真正过爱他,他也没有真正爱过任何人。 [MSC, simp.]
    Méiyǒu yī ge rén zhēnzhèng guò ài tā, tā yě méiyǒu zhēnzhèng ài guò rènhé rén. [Pinyin]
    No one has ever really loved him and he has never really loved anyone either.
  2. (Hokkien, Wu) very
    真正趣味 [Hokkien]  ―  chin-chiàⁿ chhù-bī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  very interesting
  3. (Wu) only; no more than; merely; scarcely; meagerly
    真正一眼眼 [Shanghainese]  ―  1tsen-tsen 7iq-nge 6nge [Wugniu]  ―  The tiniest bit

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
真 正
しん
Grade: 3
せい
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
眞正 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しんせー [shìńséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩɰ̃se̞ː]

Adjective

真(しん)正(せい) • (shinsei) -na (adnominal 真(しん)正(せい)な (shinsei na), adverbial 真(しん)正(せい)に (shinsei ni))

  1. genuine
Inflection

Noun

真(しん)正(せい) • (shinsei) 

  1. genuineness

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
真 正
ま
Grade: 3
しょう
Grade: 1
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
眞正 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɕo̞ː]

Adjective

真(ま)正(しょう) • (mashō) ←ましゃう (masyau)?-na (adnominal 真(ま)正(しょう)な (mashō na), adverbial 真(ま)正(しょう)に (mashō ni))

  1. sincere; honest
Inflection

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
真正

Adjective

真正

  1. chữ Hán form of chân chính (“true; genuine; authentic”).
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