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正儿八板

zhèng ér bā bǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
earnest / authentic
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2e5435d30d12b1c6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

正兒八板 正儿八板 [zheng4 er2 ba1 ban3] /earnest/authentic/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 正兒八板

  • 正
    zhēng

    first month of the lunar year

    zhèng

    straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

  • 八
    bā

    eight

  • 板
    bǎn

    board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL:塊|块[kuài] / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious / used in 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]

    pàn

    to catch sight of in a doorway (old)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.