Cantonese Dictionary

正在

zing3 zoi6

Mandarin: zheng4 zai4

in the process (of doing sth.); while (doing sth.) | Cant.: 緊

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正多邊形

zing3 do1 bin1 jing4

Mandarin: zheng4 duo1 bian1 xing2

Simplified: 正多边形

a regular polygon

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正大

zing3 daai6

Mandarin: zheng4 da4

(adjective) honest; straightforward; above board

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正好

zing3 hou2

Mandarin: zheng4 hao3

just (in time, right, enough); just (happen to); by chance; just so happened | [粵]: 啱 (ngaam1), 啱好

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正如

zing3 jyu4

Mandarin: zheng4 ru2

to be just like

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正字法模式

zing3 zi6 faat3 mou4 sik1

Mandarin: zheng4 zi4 fa3 mo2 shi4

orthographic pattern

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正字法空間

zing3 zi6 faat3 hung1 gaan1

Mandarin: zheng4 zi4 fa3 kong1 jian1

orthographic space

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正字法規則

zing3 zi6 faat3 kwai1 zak1

Mandarin: zheng4 zi4 fa3 gui1 ze2

orthographic rule

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正字法階段

zing3 zi6 faat3 gaai1 dyun6

Mandarin: zheng4 zi4 fa3 jie1 duan4

orthographic stage

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正安

zing3 on1

Mandarin: zheng4 an1

Zheng'an (place in Guizhou)

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正定

zing3 ding6

Mandarin: zheng4 ding4

Zhengding (place in Hebei)

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正寧

zing3 ning4

Mandarin: zheng4 ning2

Zhengning (place in Gansu)

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正巧

zing3 haau2

Mandarin: zheng4 qiao3

just by chance; just happened to | [粵]: 真啱

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正常

zing3 soeng4

Mandarin: zheng4 chang2

normal; ordinary; regular

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正常化

zing3 soeng4 faa3

Mandarin: zheng4 chang2 hua4

normalization (of diplomatic relations, etc)

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正常工作

zing3 soeng4 gung1 zok3

Mandarin: zheng4 chang2 gong1 zuo4

normal operation; proper functioning

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正常速度

zing3 soeng4 cuk1 dou6

Mandarin: zheng4 chang2 su4 du4

normal speed, atempo

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正廳

zing3 teng1

Mandarin: zheng4 ting1

Simplified: 正厅

the main hall; the atrium; the stall; the nave

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正式

zing3 sik1

Mandarin: zheng4 shi4

official, formal

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正式投票

zing3 sik1 tau4 piu3

Mandarin: zheng4 shi4 tou2 piao4

formal vote

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正式照會

zing3 sik1 ziu3 wui6

Mandarin: zheng4 shi4 zhao4 hui4

formal note

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正弦

zing 3 jin4/jyun4

Mandarin: zheng4 xian2

[math] sine

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正弦曲線

zing3 jin4 kuk1 sin3

Mandarin: zheng4 xian2 qu1 xian4

Simplified: 正弦曲线

sinusoid | sine wave

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正弦比

zing3 jin4 /jyun4 bei2

Mandarin: zheng4 xian2 bi3

[math.] sine ratio

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正弦規

zing3 jin4 kwai1

Mandarin: zheng4 xian2 gui1

Simplified: 正弦规

a sine bar; a sine angle dresser

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正所謂

zing3 so2 wai6

Mandarin: zheng4 suo3wei4

Simplified: 正所谓

like they say; as the saying goes [written and colloquial]

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正數

zing3 sou3

Mandarin: zheng4 shu4

[math.] positive number

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正文

zing3 man4

Mandarin: zheng1 wen2

main text (as opposed to footnotes); main body (of a book)

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正斗

zeng3 dau2

Mandarin: zheng4 dou4

attractive; quality stuff; something which is authentic

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正方

zing3 fong1

Mandarin: zheng4 fang1

square

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