負負得正

Chinese

		lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear; to carry (on one's back)	lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear; to carry (on one's back)	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
trad. (負負得正)		負	負	得	正
simp. (负负得正)		负	负	得	正

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fùfùdézhèng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu⁶ fu⁶ dak¹ zing³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fùfùdézhèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fùfùdéjhèng
  - Wade–Giles: fu⁴-fu⁴-tê²-chêng⁴
  - Yale: fù-fù-dé-jèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuhfuhderjenq
  - Palladius: фуфудэчжэн (fufudɛčžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu⁶ fu⁶ dak¹ zing³
  - Yale: fuh fuh dāk jing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu⁶ fu⁶ dak⁷ dzing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu⁶ fu⁶ deg¹ jing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː²² fuː²² tɐk̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

Idiom

負負得正

(mathematics, mnemonic) two negatives make a positive; the product of two negative numbers is a positive number

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