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

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This word has been viewed 22151 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

改名 goi2 meng2 gai3 ming2 = rename; change the name

全名 cyun4 meng2 quan2 ming2 = full name

名校 ming4 haau6 ming2 xiao4 = elite school

名片 ming4 pin3*2 ming2 pian4 = calling card

名副其實 ming4 fu3 kei4 sat6 ming2 fu4 qi2 shi2 = be worthy of the name

有名 jau5 meng4*2 you3 ming2 = famous; well-known

書名號 syu1 ming4 hou6 = title brackets

人怕出名豬怕壯 jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng4*2 zyu1 paa3 zong3 = Seeking fame is akin to a pig seeking slaughter

七名 cat1 ming4*2 = fingers 粵

報名 bou3 meng2 bao4 ming2 = to register

名詞 ming4 ci4 ming2 ci2 = (lang.) noun

動名詞 dung6 ming4 ci4 dong4 ming2 ci2 = (lang.) gerund

代名詞 doi6 ming4 ci4 dai4 ming2 ci2 = (lang.) pronoun

專有名詞 zyun1 jau5 ming4 ci4 zhuan1 you3 ming2 ci2 = (lang.) proper noun

罪名成立 zeoi6 ming4 sing4 lap6 zui4 ming2 cheng2 li4 = convicted; found guilty

著名 zyu3 ming4 zhu4 ming2 = famous; well-known; celebrated

罪名 zeoi6 ming4 zui4 ming2 = an accusation; a charge

舉世聞名 geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4 ju3 shi4 wen2 ming2 = world-famous

聞名 man4 ming4 wen2 ming2 = well-known; famous; renowned; eminent

點名 dim2 ming4 dian3 ming2 = roll call

名聲 ming4 sing1 ming2 sheng1 = reputation

提名 tai4 ming4 ti2 ming2 = to nominate

名字 ming4 zi6 ming2 zi5 = a (person's) name

名作 ming4 zok3 ming2 zuo4 = masterwork, famous/celebrated work, masterpiece

名單 ming4 daan1 ming2 dan1 = list (of names)

名稱 ming4 cing1 ming2 cheng1 = [1] name (of a thing); [2] name (of an organization)

名義 ming4 ji6 ming2 yi4 = [1] titular; [2] (do something) in (someone's) name

名額 ming4 ngaak6/6*2 ming2 e2 = quota (of people); the number of people assigned

名言 ming4 jin4 ming2 yan2 = well-known saying

署名 cyu5 meng2 shu3 ming2 = to sign; to put one's signature to paper

名流 ming4 lau4 ming2 liu2 = celebrities

成名 sing4 ming4 = become famous; get a name; have one's name up

指名 zi2 ming4 = designate; mention by name

掛名 gwaa3 meng2 gua4 ming2 = nominal; only in name; titular

花名 faa1 meng4*2 hua1 ming2 = nickname; name of flower

起名 hei2 meng2 qi3 ming2 = to name sb. or sth.

排名 paai4 meng4*2 = placings

名堂 ming4 tong4 = name, title; result, achievement

人怕出名豬怕肥 jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng4*2 zyu1 paa3 fei4 ren2 pa4 chu1 ming2 zhu1 pa4 fei2 = fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs

不名一文 bat1 ming4 jat1 man4 bu4 ming2 yi1 wen2 = without a penny to one's name; penniless; stony-broke 國

不可名狀 bat1 ho2 ming4 zong6 bu4 ke3 ming2 zhuang4 = beyond description; indescribable 國

不名數 bat1 ming4 sou3 bu4 ming2 shu4 = an abstract number 國

不名譽 bat1 ming4 jyu6 bu4 ming2 yu4 = disreputable; disgraceful 國

不名譽事物 bat1 ming4 jyu6 si6 mat6 bu4 ming2 yu4 shi4 wu4 = dishonor 國

不名譽的 bat1 ming4 jyu6 dik1 bu4 ming2 yu4 de5 = dishonorable 國

不名譽者 bat1 ming4 jyu6 ze2 bu4 ming2 yu4 zhe3 = [n] disreputable 國

世界知名 sai3 gaai3 zi1 ming4 shi4 jie4 zhi1 ming2 = world famous

名勝 ming4 sing3 ming2 sheng4 = place of interest; famous place

名人 ming4 jan4 ming2 ren2 = famous person

名次 ming4 ci3 ming2 ci4 = position; ranking

名著 ming4 zyu3 ming2 zhu4 = masterpiece

題名 tai4 ming4 ti2 ming2 = to autograph

名譽 ming4 jyu6 ming2 yu4 = fame; honorary

名貴 ming4 gwai3 ming2 gui4 = precious; distinguished

命名 ming6 ming4 ming4 ming2 = to name; the naming of

莫名其妙 mok6 ming4 kei4 miu6 mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4 = mysterious; without reason

名產 ming4 caan2 ming2 chan3 = staple product

別名 bit6 meng2 bie2 ming2 = another name; alternative name

不記名投票 bat1 gei3 ming4 tau4 piu3 bu4 ji4 ming2 tou2 piao4 = secret ballot

名望 ming4 mong6 ming2 wang4 = fame; repute; renown

名氣 ming4 hei3 ming2 qi4 = fame; name; repute

名錄服務 ming4 luk6 fuk6 mou6 ming2 lu4 fu2 wu4 = directory assistance

盛名 sing6 ming4 sheng4 ming2 = great reputation

出名的 ceot1 meng4*2 dik1 chu1 ming2 de5 = [adj] noted 國

指令名字 zi2 ling6 ming4 zi6 zhi3 ling4 ming2 zi4 = command name

對證命名 deoi3 zing3 ming6 ming4 dui4 zheng4 ming4 ming2 = confrontation naming

筆名 bat1 meng2 bi3 ming2 = pen name; pseudonym

聯名 lyun4 ming4 lian2 ming2 = jointly signed (document; agreement)

知名人士 zi1 ming4 jan4 si6 zhi1 ming2 ren2 shi4 = celebrity; public figure; well-known person

相同名字 soeng1 tung4 ming4 zi6 xiang1 tong2 ming2 zi4 = namesake

惡名昭彰 ok3 ming4 ciu1 zoeng1 e4 ming2 zhao1 zhang1 = notorious; egregious; flagrant

名模 ming4 mou4 ming2 mo2 = famous model

命名作業 ming6 ming4 zok3 jip6 ming4 ming2 zuo4 ye4 = naming task

親筆簽名的唱片 can1 bat1 cim1 meng2 dik1 coeng3 pin3*2 = autographed CDs 國

著名的 zyu3 ming4 dik1 zhu4 ming2 de = renowned 國

損害名譽 syun2 hoi6 ming4 jyu6 sun3 hai4 ming2 yu4 = to vilify

無名英雄 mou4 meng4 jing1 hung4 = unsung heroes

地名詞典 dei6 meng2 ci4 din2 = gazetteer

化名 faa3 meng4*2 = alias

名嘴 ming4 zeoi2 ming2 zui3 = famous talk show host

頂頂大名 ding2 ding2 daai6 ming4 = famous

衰名 seoi1 meng4*2 = having a bad name or reputation

貪名 taam1 meng4*2 = [adj] greedy for fame

英文名 jing1 man4 meng4*2 = [n] English name (as opposed to Chinese)

英語名 jing1 jyu5 meng4*2 = [n] English name (as opposed to Chinese)

英文譯名 jing1 man4 jik6 meng4*2 = [n] a transliterated English name

名銜 ming4 haam4 ming2 xian2 = title

成名成家 sing4 ming4 sing4 gaa1 cheng2 ming2 cheng2 jia1 = establish one's reputation as an authority

師出無名 si1 ceot1 mou4 meng4 shi1 chu1 wu2 ming2 = dispatch troops without just cause

一舉成名 jat1 geoi2 sing4 ming4 yi1 ju3 cheng2 ming2 = become famous overnight; achieve instant fame

新名詞 san1 ming4 ci4 xin1 ming2 ci2 = new term; new expression; vogue word; newfangled phrase

報名見工 bou3 meng2 gin3 gung1 bao4 ming2 jian4 gong1 = apply for interview

域名系統 wik6 meng2 hai6 tung2 yu4 ming2 xi4 tong3 = domain name system (DNS)

名成利就 ming4 sing4 lei6 zau6 = good reputation and wealth

鼎鼎大名 ding2 ding2 daai6 ming4 = be celebrated

出晒名 ceot1 saai3 meng4 = famous

社會名流 se5 wui6*2 ming4 lau4 she4 hui4 ming2 liu2 = [n] socialite (common formation)

貴姓名 gwai3 sing3 ming4 = honored name

命名法 ming6 ming4 faat3 ming4 ming2 fa3 = naming task; nomenclature (common formation)

師出有名 si1 ceot1 jau5 meng4*2 shi1 chu1 you3 ming2 = make trouble under certain pretext; a good reason for waging a war (common formation)

匿名信 nik1 ming4 seon3 ni4 ming2 xin4 = anonymous letter

話名 waa6 meng4*2 = in name; superficially

貴姓大名 gwai3 sing3 daai6 meng4 gui4 xing4 da4 ming2 = may I know your name?

匿名 nik1 ming4 ni4 ming2 = anonymous

無名指 mou4 meng4 zi2 wu2 ming2 zhi3 = ring finger

無名氏 mou4 meng4 si6 wu2 ming2 shi4 = an anonymous person

名份 ming4 fan6 ming2 fen4 = a person's status

名分 ming4 fan6 ming2 fen4 = a person's status

名譽地位 ming4 jyu6 dei6 wai6 = reputation and status

用戶名 jung6 wu6 ming4 yong4 hu4 ming2 = username; user ID

餐名 caan1 meng4*2 can1 ming2 = name of meals

馳名 ci4 meng4*2 chi2 ming2 = to be famous; to be renowned; to be known far and wide

聯名戶口 lyun4 meng4*2 wu6 hau2 = joint bank account

親筆簽名 can1 bat1 cim1 meng4*2 qin1 bi3 qian1 ming2 = autograph

郵寄名單 jau4 gei3 ming4 daan1 you2 ji4 ming2 dan1 = a mailing list (common formation)

電子郵寄名單 din6 zi2 jau4 gei3 ming4 daan1 dian4 zi3 you2 ji4 ming2 dan1 = a mailing list (via email, etc.) (common formation)

顧名思義 gu3 ming4 si1 ji6 gu4 ming2 si1 yi4 = as the name implies

四大名著 sei3 daai6 ming4 zyu3 si4 da4 ming2 zhu4 = the Four Chinese Classical Novels

黑名單 hak1 ming4 daan1 hei1 ming2 dan1 = black list

藝名 ngai6 meng4*2 yi4 ming2 = artist name, stage name

學名 hok6 meng4*2 xue2 ming2 = scientific name; scholarly/technical name

雙名法 soeng1 ming4 faat3 shuang1 ming2 fa3 = binomial nomenclature

二名法 ji6 ming4 faat3 er4 ming2 fa3 = binomial nomenclature

隱姓埋名 jan2 sing3 maai4 ming4 yin3 xing4 mai2 ming2 = incognito (by assuming a different identity)

知名度 zi1 ming4 dou6 zhi1 ming2 du4 = popularity

名正言順 ming4 zing3 jin4 seon6 ming2 zheng4 yan2 shun4 = right and proper; perfectly justifiable

臭名遠揚 cau3 ming4 jyun5 jeong4 chou4 ming2 yuan3 yang2 = notorious; infamous; ill-famed; have one's ill reputation spread all over

臭名昭著 cau3 ming4 ciu1 zyu3 chou4 ming2 zhao1 zhu4 = notorious; infamous; ill-famed; be of ill repute

身敗名裂 san1 baai6 ming4 lit6 shen1 bai4 ming2 lie4 = to lose all of one's wealth and fame

一夜成名 jat1 je6 sing4 ming4 yi1 ye4 cheng2 ming2 = to become famous overnight; to rise to stardom quickly

世界聞名 sai1 gaai3 man4 ming4 shi4 jie4 wen2 ming2 = world renown

遐邇聞名 haa4 ji5 man4 ming4 xia2 er3 wen2 ming2 = famous and well-known far and wide

排名字 paai4 ming4 zi6 = generation name

具名 geoi6 meng4*2 ju4 ming2 = to put one's name to a document

名媛 ming4 jyun4 ming2 yuan2 = a young woman of a wealthy family; a woman of high status in society

名量詞 ming4 loeng6 ci4 ming2 liang4 ci2 = noun classifier; nominal measure

名酒 ming4 zau2 ming2 jiu3 = famous wine

名節 ming4 zit3 ming2 jie2 = reputation and moral integrity

名利場 ming4 lei6 coeng4 ming2 li4 chang3 = vanity fair

名人堂 ming4 jan4 tong4 ming2 ren2 tang2 = hall of fame

指名道姓 zi2 ming4 dou6 sing3 zhi3 ming2 dao4 xing4 = mention by name

芳名 fong1 meng4*2 fang1 ming2 = name of a young woman

名門 ming4 mun4 ming2 men2 = a distinguished family

名門望族 ming4 mun4 mong6 zuk6 ming2 men2 wang4 zu2 = illustrious ancestry

名揚四海 ming4 joeng4 sei3 hoi2 ming2 yang2 si4 hai3 = be renowned around the world

名師出高徒 ming4 si1 ceot1 gou1 tou4 ming2 shi1 chu1 gao1 tu2 = a famous teacher cultivates accomplished students

名師 ming4 si1 ming2 shi1 = a famous teacher; a renowned mentor

揚名天下 joeng4 ming4 tin1 haa6 yang2 ming2 tian1 xia4 = to enjoy widespread renown

功成名就 gung1 sing4 ming4 zau6 gong1 cheng2 ming2 jiu4 = to have achieved accomplishments and made a name for oneself

不知名 bat1 zi1 ming4 bu4 zhi1 ming2 = unknown; nameless

名花有主 ming4 faa1 jau5 zyu2 ming2 hua1 you3 zhu3 = be spoken for; already have a boyfriend

浪得虛名 long6 dak1 heoi1 ming4 lang4 de2 xu1 ming2 = not worthy of one's name

名山大川 ming4 saan1 daai6 cyun1 ming2 shan1 da4 chuan1 = famous mountains and great rivers

污名 wu1 ming4 wu1 ming2 = infamy; stigma; bad reputation

名古屋 ming4 gu2 uk1 ming2 gu3 wu1 = Nagoya

域名 wik6 meng2 yu4 ming2 = domain name

域名服務器 wik6 meng2 fuk6 mou6 hei3 yu4 ming2 fu2 wu4 qi4 = domain name server, DNS

域名註冊 wik6 meng2 zyu3 caak3 yu4 ming2 zhu4 ce4 = domain name registration

大名 daai6 ming4 da4 ming2 = Daming (place in Hebei)

名間鄉 ming4 gaan1 hoeng1 ming2 jian1 xiang1 = Mingchien (village in Taiwan)

名山 ming4 saan1 ming2 shan1 = Mingshan (place in Sichuan)

平假名 ping4 gaa2 ming4 ping2 jia3 ming2 = hiragana

假名 gaa2 ming4, -meng4*2 jia3 ming2 = kana; pseudonym

片假名 pin3 gaa2 ming4 pian4 jia3 ming2 = katakana

尊姓大名 zyun1 sing3 daai6 meng4 zun1 xing4 da4 ming2 = full name

由此得名 jau4 ci2 dak1 ming4 = eponymous, giving one's name to a tribe, place, etc.

排名不分先後 paai4 ming4 bat1 fan1 sin1 hau6 pai2 ming2 bu4 fen1 xian1 hou4 = (list of) names in no particular order

美其名曰 mei5 kei4 ming4 jyut6 mei3 qi2 ming2 yue1 = to call it by the fine-sounding name of

五大名山 ng5 daai6 ming4 saan1 wu3 da4 ming2 shan1 = Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists

高姓大名 gou1 sing3 daai6 meng4 gao1 xing4 da4 ming2 = may I know your name?

久仰大名 gau2 joeng5 daai6 ming4 jiu3 yang3 da4 ming2 = I have been looking forward to seeing you

名落孫山 ming4 lok6 syun1 saan1 ming2 luo4 sun1 shan1 = fail in exam

名列前茅 ming4 lit6 cin4 maau4 ming2 lie4 qian2 mao2 = be number one among successful candidates

機器簽名 gei1 hei3 cim1 meng4*2 ji1 qi4 qian1 ming2 = robo-signing (common formation)

功名 gung1 ming4 gong1 ming2 = scholarly honour plus official position

臭名昭彰 cau3 ming4 ciu1 zoeng1 chou4 ming2 zhao1 zhang1 = be notorious

釋名 sik1 ming4 shi4 ming2 = Shiming, a late Han dictionary

實至名歸 sat6 zi3 ming4 gwai1 shi2 zhi4 ming2 gui1 = fame follows merit

名不虛傳 ming4 bat1 heoi1 cyun4 ming2 bu4 xu1 chuan2 = enjoys a well-deserved reputation

禁飛名單 gam3 fei1 ming4 daan1 jin4 fei1 ming2 dan1 = No Fly List

香港域名註冊有限公司 hoeng1 gong2 wik6 meng4*2 zyu3 caak3 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company Limited

房祖名 fong4 zou2 ming4 fang2 zu3 ming2 = Jaycee Chan

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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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