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Jyutping zing3 zi6
Pinyin zhèng zì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to correct an erroneously written character
  2. regular script (calligraphy)
  3. standard form (of a character or spelling)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一個​字​按照​書​寫標​準​嘅​寫​法​,​同​俗字​相對​(​量​詞​:​個​/​隻​)
    a character that follows the stroke and radical composition of the orthographical standard
    • 正字法
      正字法
      zing3 zi6 faat3
      standard orthography
  2. 名詞
    業餘愛好​者​對​自己​推崇​嘅​罕用​寫​法​嘅​稱​呼​(​量​詞​:​個​/​隻​)
    a term used by amateur etymologists to refer to their rarely used recommended characters
    • 你用埋晒啲正字寫廣東話,冇人睇得明㗎。
      你用埋晒啲正字写广东话,冇人睇得明㗎。
      nei5 jung6 maai4 saai3 di1 zing3 zi6 se2 gwong2 dung1 waa2, mou5 jan4 tai2 dak1 ming4 gaa3.
      You are using all these gibberish Cantonese "proper" characters in your writing. No one will understand you.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    standard or regular script
  2. noun
    standard character
  3. verb
    to correct a mistyped word or character
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    正字撚
    正字撚
    zing3 zi6 lan2
    • orthography nazi
  2. Cantonese
    正字法
    正字法
    zing3 zi6 faat3
    • standard orthography
  3. Cantonese
    你用埋晒啲正字写广东话,冇人睇得明㗎。
    你用埋晒啲正字寫廣東話,冇人睇得明㗎。
    nei5 jung6 maai4 saai3 di1 zing3 zi6 se2 gwong2 dung1 waa2, mou5 jan4 tai2 dak1 ming4 gaa3.
    • You are using all these gibberish Cantonese "proper" characters in your writing. No one will understand you.