政治正確
Chinese
| politics; politically charged; politically motivated | correct; accurate; proper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (政治正確) | 政治 | 正確 | |
| simp. (政治正确) | 政治 | 正确 | |
Etymology
Calque of English political correctness.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): zhèngzhì zhèngquè
- (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zing3 zi6 zing3 kok3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzhì zhèngquè
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjhìh jhèngcyuè
- Wade–Giles: chêng4-chih4 chêng4-chʻüeh4
- Yale: jèng-jr̀ jèng-chywè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjyh jenqchiueh
- Palladius: чжэнчжи чжэнцюэ (čžɛnčži čžɛncjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zing3 zi6 zing3 kok3
- Yale: jing jih jing kok
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzing3 dzi6 dzing3 kok8
- Guangdong Romanization: jing3 ji6 jing3 kog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡siː²² t͡sɪŋ³³ kʰɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
政治正確
- political correctness
- 美式英語也受到美式「政治正確」的操弄。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2008 January, Yu Kwang-chung, 《何止ABCD？》, in 《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》 [Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary], 7th edition, Beijing: The Commercial Press, →ISBN
- Měishì Yīngyǔ yě shòudào Měishì “zhèngzhì zhèngquè” de cāonòng. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
美式英语也受到美式「政治正确」的操弄。 [MSC, simp.]
Adjective
政治正確