正兒八經

正儿八经
zhèngrbājǐng
  1. (dialectal Mandarin) serious; earnest
  2. serious; earnest

Wiktionary

Homographs

正兒八經 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 兒 ér
  1. child
  2. son
=2 兒 r
  1. non-syllabic diminutive suffix
  2. retroflex final
3 八 bā eight
=4 經 Jīng surname Jing
=4 經 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 經濟 jīngjì
=4 經 jìng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “diameter”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “path”)
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “straight; directly”)
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to weave
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, weaving) to wrap; to arrange strands of thread so that they run lengthwise
  6. alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “diameter”)
  7. alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “path”)
  8. alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “straight; directly”)
  9. to weave
  10. to wrap; to arrange strands of thread so that they run lengthwise