政治正確

Chinese

		politics; politically charged; politically motivated	correct; accurate; proper
trad. (政治正確)		政治	正確
simp. (政治正确)		政治	正确

Etymology

Calque of English political correctness.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngzhì zhèngquè

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ zi⁶ zing³ kok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzhì zhèngquè
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjhìh jhèngcyuè
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chih⁴ chêng⁴-chʻüeh⁴
    • Yale: jèng-jr̀ jèng-chywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjyh jenqchiueh
    • Palladius: чжэнчжи чжэнцюэ (čžɛnčži čžɛncjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ zi⁶ zing³ kok³
    • Yale: jing jih jing kok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ dzi⁶ dzing³ kok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ ji⁶ jing³ kog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡siː²² t͡sɪŋ³³ kʰɔːk̚³/

Noun

政治正確

1. political correctness

   • 美式英語也受到美式「政治正確」的操弄。 [MSC, trad.]
     美式英语也受到美式「政治正确」的操弄。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2008 January, Yu Kwang-chung, 《何止ABCD？》, in 《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》 [Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary], 7th edition, Beijing: The Commercial Press, →ISBN

     Měishì Yīngyǔ yě shòudào Měishì “zhèngzhì zhèngquè” de cāonòng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Adjective

政治正確

1. politically correct; PC

Antonyms

• 政治不正確／政治不正确 (zhèngzhì bùzhèngquè)