正襟危坐

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	overlapping part of Chinese gown	danger; to endanger	to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc.)
simp. and trad. (正襟危坐)		正	襟	危	坐
Literally: “to straighten out the clothes and sit straight”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngjīnwēizuò, zhèngjīnwéizuò

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄨㄟㄗㄨㄛˋ, ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄨㄟˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ kam¹ ngai⁴ zo⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhèngjīnwēizuò
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄨㄟㄗㄨㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjinueitzuoh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhèngjīnwéizuò
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄨㄟˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjinweitzuoh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ kam¹ ngai⁴ zo⁶
  - Yale: jing kām ngàih joh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ kam¹ ngai⁴ dzo⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ kem¹ ngei⁴ zo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ kʰɐm⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹ t͡sɔː²²/

Idiom

正襟危坐

to sit straight solemnly

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