名 (ming4 meng2 | ming2) : name; fame

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名

ming4 meng2

ming2

[1] [n] name; given name;
[2] [n] fame; reputation; position
[3] [adj] famous; celebrated; well-known
[4] classifier used for people

Jyutping ming4 is literary reading; meng2 is colloquial.

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Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

名

Don't confuse with:
各

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Jun 2013 11:28

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出名 ceot1 meng4*2 chu1 ming2 = famous

俗名 zuk6 meng4*2 su2 ming2 = common name, local name, popular name

名牌 ming4 paai4/paai4*2 ming2 pai2 = name brand; name-plate

簽名 cim1 meng4*2 qian1 ming2 = to sign one's name, to autograph; signature

地方名 dei6 fong1 meng2 di4 fang1 ming2 = placename; place name

地名 dei6 meng2 di4 ming2 = place name

姓名 sing3 ming4 xing4 ming2 = full name (surname 姓, and given name 名)

乳名 jyu5 meng4 = birth name; petname; infant name

無名 mou4 meng4 wu2 ming2 = nameless, obscure, unknown

知名 zi1 ming4 zhi1 ming2 = well known, famous
See all 186 compounds (CantoDict reports 192 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 12 examples containing 名

呢間大學好有名㗎！? 粵
This university is very famous!

請問你叫咩名？粵
May I know your name?

我唔記得佢叫乜名。粵
I can't recall his name.

佢出名孤寒粵
He's known for being stingy.

他的名聲已經開始傳開傳了。國
His reputation has already begun to spread.

你公司嘅名點串呀？粵
How do you spell your company's name?

佢睇緊書，但係我睇唔到嗰本書嘅名。粵
He/She is reading a book, but I can't see what it's called.

好食到七名都食埋粵
So tasty that it is finger licking good.

佢出咗名寸嘴粵
He's known for his sharp tongue.

請問你尊姓大名?
May I ask your full name?
[a very polite way to say "full name"]

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Decimal representation of this word: 名
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