正宗 meaning and pronunciation

正宗
Simplified/traditional word

正宗 English definition

zhèng zōng

  • orthodox school
  • fig. traditional
  • old school
  • authentic
  • genuine

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Characters

  • (zhèng): just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; positive; greater than zero; principle; to correct; to rectify;
  • (zōng): school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs;