正大

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad. (正大)		正	大
anagram		大正

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngdà

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳn-thai
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiàⁿ-tōa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngdà
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngdà
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-ta⁴
  - Yale: jèng-dà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqdah
  - Palladius: чжэнда (čžɛnda)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    正大
    鄭大 / 郑大
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-thai
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin tai
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin⁴ tai⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-tōa
  - Tâi-lô: tsiànn-tuā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviardoa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ tua²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tua⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ tua²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ tua³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ tua³³/

Adjective

正大

(of behaviour, actions, etc.) proper; appropriate; legitimate; reasonable; above board; upright; honest

Synonyms

剛正 / 刚正 (gāngzhèng)
剛直 / 刚直 (gāngzhí)
悻直 (xìngzhí) (literary)
方正 (fāngzhèng)
樸直 / 朴直 (pǔzhí)
正派 (zhèngpài)
正當 / 正当
正直 (zhèngzhí)
正經 / 正经
硬直 (Hokkien)
端 (duān)
端正 (duānzhèng)
耿介 (gěngjiè) (literary)
耿直 (gěngzhí)

Derived terms

光明正大 (guāngmíngzhèngdà)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	大
まさ Grade: 1	ひろ Grade: 1

Proper noun

正(まさ)大(ひろ) • (Masahiro)

a male given name