正儿八经

正兒八經
zhèngrbājǐng
  1. (dialectal Mandarin) serious; earnest
  2. serious; earnest

Wiktionary

Homographs

正儿八经 zhèngérbājīng
  1. serious
  2. earnest
  3. real
  4. true

Entry Composition

=1 正 zhēng first month of the lunar year
=1 正 zhèng
  1. straight
  2. upright
  3. proper
  4. main
  5. principal
  6. to correct
  7. to rectify
  8. exactly
  9. just (at that time)
  10. right (in that place)
  11. (math.) positive
=2 儿 ér
  1. child
  2. son
=2 儿 r
  1. non-syllabic diminutive suffix
  2. retroflex final
3 八 bā eight
=4 经 Jīng surname Jing
=4 经 jīng
  1. classics
  2. sacred book
  3. scripture
  4. to pass through
  5. to undergo
  6. to bear
  7. to endure
  8. warp (textile)
  9. longitude
  10. menstruation
  11. channel (TCM)
  12. abbr. for economics 经济 jīngjì