正zing3字zi6

English

1. to correct an erroneously written character
2. a character that follows the stroke and radical composition of the orthographical standard
3. regular script (calligraphy)
4. a term used by amateur etymologists to refer to their rarely used recommended characters
5. standard form (of a character or spelling)

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 一個字按照書寫標準嘅寫法，同俗字相對（量詞：個／隻）
2. 業餘愛好者對自己推崇嘅罕用寫法嘅稱呼（量詞：個／隻）

Examples

• 正字法

  standard orthography ----

• 你用埋晒啲正字寫廣東話，冇人睇得明㗎。

  You're using "canonical" Cantonese characters in your writing, no one will understand you.