一本正经

Traditional: 一本正經

yī běn zhèng jīng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan

What does 一本正经 mean?

一本正经 (yī běn zhèng jīng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan

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一yīone · single 本běn(bound form) root; stem · (bound form) origin; source 正zhēngfirst month of the lunar year 经Jīngsurname Jing

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一本正经

yī běn zhèng jīng

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