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正儿八经

zhèng ér bā jīng

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Definitions

1. serious
2. earnest
3. real
4. true

Child Words of 正儿八经

• 八 八 bā: eight; 8
• 正 正 zhēng: first month of the lunar year
• 正 正 zhèng: straight
• 经 经 jīng: classics
• 儿 儿 ér: child