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Pinyin
míng
Definition
clear / bright / to understand / next / the Ming dynasty
明
míng
1. 亮,与“暗”相对。
Bright, opposite of "dark".
2. 清楚。
Clear.
3. 懂得,了解。
Understand; comprehend.
4. 公开,不隐蔽。
Open; not concealed.
5. 能够看清事物。
Able to see things clearly.
6. 睿智。
Wise.
7. 视觉,眼力。
Vision; sight.
8. 神灵,泛指祭神供神之物。
Deity; refers to offerings for gods.
9. 次(专指日或年)。
Next (specifically refers to day or year).
10. 中国朝代名。
Name of a Chinese dynasty.
11. 姓。
Surname.
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明
míng
1. 亮,与“暗”相对:~亮。~媚。~净。~鉴(➊明镜;➋指可为借鉴的明显的前例;➌明察)。~灭。~眸。~艳。~星。~珠暗投(喻怀才不遇或好人失足参加坏团伙,亦泛指珍贵的东西得不到赏识)。
Bright, opposite of "dark": ~ bright. ~ charming. ~ clean. ~ mirror (1: mirror; 2: refers to obvious precedents for borrowing; 3: discern). ~ extinguish. ~ eye. ~ beautiful. ~ star. ~ lost precious gems (metaphor for talented individuals missing opportunities or good people joining bad groups; also refers generally to precious things not being appreciated).
2. 清楚:~白。~显。~晰。~了。~确。~朗。
Clear: ~ clear. ~ apparent. ~ distinct. ~ understood. ~ certain. ~ bright.
3. 懂得,了解:~哲保身。不~事理。深~大义。
Understand: ~ wise to protect oneself. Not ~ understanding of reason. Deeply ~ great principles.
4. 公开,不隐蔽:~说。~讲。~处。
Open, not concealed: ~ say. ~ speak. ~ place.
5. 能够看清事物:~察秋毫。耳聪目~。眼~手快。
Able to see things clearly: ~ observe minute details. Ears sharp, vision ~. Eyes ~, hands quick.
6. 睿智:英~。贤~。~君。
Wise: talented ~. Virtuous ~. ~ ruler.
7. 视觉,眼力:失~。
Vision; sight: lose ~.
8. 神灵,泛指祭神供神之物:~器(殉葬用的器物,亦作“冥器”)。
Deity; refers to offerings for gods: ~ vessel (items used in funerary context, also known as "mingqi").
9. 次(专指日或年):~日。~年。
Next (specifically refers to day or year): ~ day. ~ year.
10. 中国朝代名:~代。
Name of a Chinese dynasty: ~ dynasty.
11. 姓。
Surname.
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明
míng
(形) 【本义】:明亮,清晰明亮
(Adjective) [Original meaning]: Bright; clear and bright.
【造字法】:会意。甲骨文以“日、月”发光表示明亮。小篆从月囧(jiǒng),从月,取月之光;从囧,取窗牖之明亮。
[Character Formation]: Pictographic. Oracle bone script uses "sun, moon" to represent brightness. Small seal script derives from the moon's light.
1. 同本义。与“昏暗”相对 [En.: brilliant; light; bright]
2. 明白,清楚 [En.: plain; explicit]
3. 圣明,明察,明智 [En.: perceived; sage]
4. 明显,明确 [En.: clear; obvious]
5. 明艳,鲜明 [En.: bright and beautiful]. 如:明服(鲜艳的服饰);明姿(明艳的姿态);明绚(明丽绚烂)
For example: bright clothing (vibrant attire); beautiful appearance; bright and glamorous.
6. 明慧,聪明 [En.: clever].
7. 心地光明 [En.: purehearted].
8. 严明 [En.: strict and impartial].
9. 清明,修明 [En.: sober and calm].
10. 高明 [En.: brilliant; wise].
11. 强盛,旺盛 [En.: powerful and prosperous].
12. 洁净(祭供品) [En.: pure].
13. 次于今天或今年的 [En.: immediately following in time].
14. 明快,爽直 [En.: frank; candid].
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明
míng
(动)
1. 照亮 [En.: light].
2. 点燃,点亮 [En.: fire; light].
3. 懂得,了解 [En.: understand].
4. 阐明,表明 [En.: make known; expound].
5. 明确 [En.: pinpoint].
6. 分辨,区分 [En.: distinguish].
7. 通“盛”。受 [En.: ladle; fill].
8. 通“盟”。结盟 [En.: become allies; form an alliance].
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明
míng
(名)
1. 松明 [En.: pine torches].
2. 白昼,白天 [En.: day].
3. 人世,阳世 [En.: man’s world].
4. 眼睛,视力 [En.: sight].
5. 神,神灵 [En.: God].
6. 明朝 [En.: Ming Dynasty]。1368—1644年. 朱元璋所建。先定都南京,永乐年间迁都北京
Ming Dynasty (1368—1644), founded by Zhu Yuanzhang, initially located in Nanjing, later moved to Beijing during the Yongle era.
7. 通“名”。声名、名誉 [En.: fame; reputation; renown].
8. 通“名”。名分,地位身分 [En.: social status of a person].
9. 姓. [Surname].
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明
míng
(副)
公开 (【英】:overt; open).
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【例】
如:明正(公开处置);明升暗降(表面上升官,暗中却被削去了权力);明伙(公然结伙).
For example: ~ justice (publicly administered); ~ promotion, covert demotion (appear to be promoted while power secretly reduced); ~ alliance (open associations).
History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhang1 Ting2 yu4] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls
There is a way out (for somebody). / Every cloud has a silver lining.
to invent / an invention / CL:個|个[ge4]
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860
enlightened sage / brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
to state / to declare / statement / declaration / CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4]
Chongming island county, Shanghai
to show one's colors / to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
late Ming and early Qing / around the middle of the 17th century
to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes
brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct
to illuminate / to open up (a topic)
Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
clear / obvious / unequivocal / to understand / to realize
bright and clean / luminous
evident / clear / undoubted
宽 敞 明 亮 kuān chǎng míng liàng
bright and spacious / large and bright
civilized / civilization / culture / CL:個|个[ge4]
Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
clear-cut / definite / explicit / to clarify / to specify / to make definite
proof / certificate / identification / testimonial / CL:個|个[ge4] / to prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of
to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL:個|个[ge4]
clear / distinct / obvious
to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known
intelligent / clever / bright / smart / acute (of sight and hearing)
the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
tomorrow morning / the following morning
bright / clear-cut / distinct
transparent / open (non-secretive)
obviously / plainly / undoubtedly / definitely
to elucidate / to explain clearly / to expound
clear / well-defined / limpid
late Ming / first half of the 17th century
light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted
as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom) / to be entirely different
succinct and clear / brevity
the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
to declare / to aver / to state formally
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
to have bright eyes and white teeth
clear and shining eyes / bright eyes
to be fully aware of / to know perfectly well
alunite / calafatite / alumstone
non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc) / plaintext (cryptography) / (of prices) clearly marked
explain to a superior / clarify a matter to a superior
bright / shining / glittering / to become clear
simple and clear / concise
Darhan Muming'an united banner in Baotou 包頭|包头[Bao1 tou2], Inner Mongolia
put the shoe on the right foot / put the saddle on the right horse
to think oneself clever (idiom)
聪 明 反 被 聪 明 误 cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself / too smart for one's own good
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom) / keen and alert / perceptive
机 关 算 尽 太 聪 明 jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng míng
The agency is too smart
bright and beautiful / (of a landscape) gorgeous / (of a color) vibrant
full and clear / complete and explicit
civility / decorum / good manners
wise and capable / sagacious
to clarify / to distinguish / to elucidate
to discern / to distinguish clearly
to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
transparency / (policy of) openness
translucent / semitransparent
mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)